Half-term, free writing sessions and Jane Austen.
It’s half term. In my humble opinion, I’m not doing too bad a job as a mother. The children have been outside in the garden more than they’ve watched telly.…
Category: Heroes and heroines
Bournemouth 19/05/17
It was dark, but this is Bournemouth, in the middle of a subway, under a roundabout: Is it just me being pretentious, or is there a metaphor here? Even if…
Where facebook comes in handy
It’s been an interesting week. To be honest, I’m a wee bit overwhelmed. My youngest sister graduated her Masters (with distinction we find from facebook- my family have never been…
Beatrix Potter: sheep-farming scientist and author.
My article on Beatrix Potter’s Lake District is published today in Britain Magazine. Controlled by her mother, constricted by Victorian expectations of women, she worried she’d never find anything useful…
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