Two visit Frogmorton Towers

3 Jun 20223 Jun 2022

This is a tease, really, because Frogmorton Towers is the fictional setting for my book December Roses so we couldn't possibly have visited it. But we did the next best…

Read around the Rainbow: my dream writing space

25 Mar 202225 Mar 2022

I guess anyone who writes, or dreams of writing, has their dream writing space too. Partly, I blame movies and TV dramas for that. All those glossy shots of writers…

The church-town in the Lune Valley

21 Nov 2021

Or Kirkby Lonsdale, to give it its modern name. This wonderful, ancient town is chock full of atmosphere, with an amazing setting on a bend in the River Lune amidst…

A lucky find

11 Nov 202119 Nov 2021

You know how it is. You move house, and you unpack all the good and/or essential stuff. But there are always a few (or a lot of) boxes left over,…

A haunted castle

27 Oct 202119 Nov 2021

These days, Muncaster castle in western Cumbria is probably better known for its owl sanctuary. But it has a much longer and more varied history than that. According to Muncaster's…

The Man in the Checked Suit

23 Oct 202119 Nov 2021

High House, Seathwaite - pic from the High House website I was supposed to be editing and formatting my latest short story yesterday, but got hopelessly side-tracked by history -…

Two get rather wet

5 Oct 202119 Nov 2021

It's been dry here in Cumbria for so long (about four months, give or take) that many of the streams had dried up almost completely and even the lakes were…

Yesterday’s Monday mystery…

14 Sep 202119 Nov 2021

I wanted to blog about this yesterday but real life got in the way. I did manage to post a mystery question on my Instagram account, though, and wanted to…

Two lunch by the lake

14 Jul 2021

In all the years we've lived in the Lake District, we'd never been to the national park visitor centre before. Until yesterday, when we met friends of ours for lunch…

Two get on a train

13 Jul 2021

My first trip on a train in over 18 months thanks to the pandemic, lockdowns, and the rules on travelling by public transport. Sadly, it wasn't on this beauty (above),…