I'm home and catching up from a short break away at the seaside - Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Unfortunately our four hour journey ...

The arrival of the latest newsletter from the Fashion Museum in Bath reminded me that I'd planned to go back this year so I could see A ...

Thank you all for all your support and kind words recently, it encouraged and reminded me that sometimes I need to step back and relax and n...

On Friday I travelled up to York to visit a couple of exhibitions, as well as take advantage of a short break with my husband, minus the fam...

Do you have a favourite series that you hate to miss? Well Saturday night in the my house is NCIS night. Now to be honest across the wee...

Recently I shared an article from Stylist magazine on my Facebook account, and it had quite a number of views. It was a top ten tips for sp...

If you wonder what cotton wool and tights have to do with books and history then you may be surprised. But first... Saturday 12th Septem...

This past week I finally got over to Derby and visited not only Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Historic Costume, but also ...

A couple of years ago I bought an academic style diary because I started to have a list of dates for appointments and school/college dates f...

Happy Easter to you all. It's been a very busy week, which is why this post wasn't done on Thursday when it should have been. It...

Over the years I've read a lot of contemporary romance fiction as well as historical romances. Though I never thought I would actually t...

Normal service resumes from today... Last weekend was very busy with shopping for last-minute items, and helping my son pack up everything...

Usually the East Midlands seems to escape the snow that hits other parts of the country, but this weekend we were in just the right position...

If you enjoyed the recent centenary edition of Woman's Weekly then I think you will like the publication I discovered today. Popping i...

Have you ever bought an old book and found something interesting inside it between the pages? I ask because the Chairman at our writers...

As mentioned in my last post here are a few photos of the hay bales that prevented me having a smooth running Friday last week. The Hay ...

Finally I've got some time to post. It isn't just me that has been having one of those days- when things just don't go as you ...

Well I'm back to the computer today and have been able to get some writing done- hurray!!!! Now I have to admit that I've not phys...

Another week and some time to write. I've been rewriting chapter one of my novella and this morning finished it- okay it's only th...