Christmas shopping – with a difference

7 Dec 2022

We needed to grab a few things from the National Trust for Christmas so on Sunday we buzzed over to one of our nearest properties, Sizergh Castle near Kendal, to…

Rainbow snippets: December Roses

25 Jun 2022

It's that time of week again, when I post six lines from one of my books for the Rainbow Snippets Facebook group. This week, I've chosen my paranormal romance novel…

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…

Two go to a country show

28 May 2022

Country Fest, to be precise. This sweet, slightly old fashioned show happens once a year on the Westmorland County Showground near Kendal. We try to get there whenever we can…

May newsletter imminent!

26 May 2022

My new monthly newsletter is due out later today. This month, as well as the usual update on my work-in-progress, it features a free story and lots of stuff about…

Gardening – as nature intended?

7 May 2022

I didn't realise that Word Naked Gardening Day was a 'thing' until very recently - and I suspect it isn't much of a thing at all this far north in…

Read around the Rainbow: Weird Research

29 Apr 202229 Apr 2022

When this topic was first suggested, I wasn’t sure I could write about it. Most of my books are contemporary, with backdrops that I’m reasonably familiar with (archaeology, old buildings)…

Two go for an icy walk

7 Mar 2022

It was bitterly cold but sunny this morning so we jumped in the car and headed for the quaint old village of Hawkshead for the first time in several months.…

Adriatic Gardens

13 Jan 202213 Jan 2022

I'm watching - and loving - Monty Don's latest gardening/history/travelogue programmes about gardens around the Adriatic. His series are always a delight; many garden programmes focus, not unexpectedly, on the…

Tuesday Trip – Yewbarrow House gardens

7 Sep 202119 Nov 2021

Here in the UK the National Garden Scheme (NGS) opens up beautiful gardens around the country with the entry fees going to charity. There are now hundreds of gardens of…