Secrets behind closed doors
Don’t you just know something has happened behind these doors? I was on Box Hill in Surrey and I was inspired to take this photo by Mike: http://m5son.wordpress.com/
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Easter holiday with the family
Each year my four cousins and their families, and me with my family, go on holiday together. We first did this ten years ago at Easter, and went to the Ebenezer Chapel in Derbyshire, near Belper. Some of the older generation came too, my cousins father Ken, and our Aunty Audrey and Uncle Sid. We had a wonderful time together, nearly thirty of us staying […]
MoreThe end of my Colgate story
I have yet to publish the last chapter of the Colgates in Bletchingley, but on a recent visit there I found Henry and Charlotte Colgate, the first of the family to live in the pretty little village. Henry came from Kent where his family had lived for generations over hundreds of years. Charlotte came from Horley and was a Jeal before she married […]
MoreA new chapter…
We were delighted to receive some wonderful news yesterday. We were sitting with some of our oldest and best friends on Box Hill in Surrey when we got a phone call. My daughter has been accepted into Ulster University. We are so thrilled and delighted for her; this will be a huge change in her life. It will also be a huge change in […]
MoreImportant discovery on Rathlin Island – Local – Ballymoney and Moyle Times
My novel ‘Farholm’ isn’t set of Rathlin Island, a beautiful and fascinating small island off the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland, but Rathlin was an inspiration for me. Important discovery on Rathlin Island – Local – Ballymoney and Moyle Times.
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I love funny little museums, the Pencil Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, is wonderful. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the history of that so commonly used writing tool, the humble pencil. Pencils had a huge impact on history, believe it or not… but go to the museum and find out, and enjoy a…
Where’s the action?
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, most of my novels are set in the imaginary town of Easthope which is on a coastline similar to the north coast of beautiful County Antrim in Northern Ireland. However some of the houses and buildings are inspired by those I see around me in the village where I live. All around the coast of Britain and in Ireland too there […]
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