Apologies for not writing on this blog for a while, but I’ve been focussed on writing my first novel, and the great news is that it’s now available on Kindle! (Paperback version should follow in the next couple of weeks.) It’s called Friends for Life and is about three women who meet after their husbandsContinue reading “New novel news”
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Is widowhood a question of black and white?
How does one be a widow? I am one, but I don’t know how to be one. It’s a horrible word, isn’t it, conjuring up images of black, spiders, weeds and danger. Things that are dark, mystical and to be avoided. But I don’t want to be avoided. In the olden days, widows dressed inContinue reading “Is widowhood a question of black and white?”
Why being Selfish at Sixty changed my life
It’s two years since I started this blog and in that relatively short space of time, so much has changed. I wrote it to mark my 60th birthday and to kick off my year of being ‘Selfish At Sixty’ – where each month I was going to do something lovely, new or adventurous. Where IContinue reading “Why being Selfish at Sixty changed my life”
Seasons of sadness
There’s a tree at the end of my back garden. A giant horse chestnut. It’s my barometer of the seasons. Each year since we moved into our house 23 years ago this month (March), I’ve looked out at it longingly, waiting desperately for the first buds to appear on the bare branches, the first signsContinue reading “Seasons of sadness”
Head in the clouds
There’s a scene at the start of the first Mary Poppins film where she’s sitting on a cloud, powdering her nose, waiting I assume for her next call to help a family in need. That’s me. Not the face powdering part – I prefer the natural look – or the helping the family in need. Continue reading “Head in the clouds”
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