A lovely evening with Dr @f1nches and her lovely wife and Monkey, Wombat, Possom! ???? #friends
A lovely evening with Dr @f1nches and her lovely wife and Monkey, Wombat, Possom! ???? #friends
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A lovely evening with Dr @f1nches and her lovely wife and Monkey, Wombat, Possom! ???? #friends
Continue readingTen years ago, it was my last day working at Blackwell. A Monday. An odd day to have the last day, but when you’re being made redundant to be replaced by a machine… This means it’s also ten years since…
Continue readingTen years ago today, I left Blackwell…
Continue readingThe Fossil Hunters by Betty Salthouse Who didn’t have a fascination for a fossils and dinosaurs as a child? This is a delightfully traditional tale of childhood adventure. Andy and Darren are two boys who dream of making a big…
Continue readingBells of Blue #bluebells #woods #spring
Continue readingBaby squiggle fun! #babyanimals #squirrels
Continue readingLittle baby squiggle! “You looking at me?” #squirrels #babyanimals
Continue readingCommon Orchids amongst the bluebells…
Continue readingWalking amongst bluebell woods… #bluebells #woods #spring
Continue readingWell, that should keep unwanted visitors way from @vnemma’s and my house…
Continue readingAnd I’d recommend them all! #books #amreading #reccommendations
Continue readingSilent Voices: A Selection of Poems Written by Those Not Always Heard by Jo Allmond (Editor), Joy Thomas (Editor) This is quite simply an outstanding anthology of poetry however you look at it. Every poem had me gripping the page…
Continue readingSpring: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons by Melissa Harrison (Editor) The calendar year may start in January in the depths of winter but for most, the year begins with Spring. This is the first in Melissa Harrison’s stand-out series…
Continue readingOn Saturday I took part for the second time, as author and panellist, at the 3rd Hawkesbury Upton Literary Festival. I reprised my role from last year for the talk on Writing About Difference. This is a discussion that, just…
Continue readingSo @HULitFest is no different. You can’t go to a literature festival and not come away with at least five books (okay, so two of them were gifts…) #books #amreading
Continue readingHad a brilliant time yesterday at the 3rd Annual @HULitFest yesterday. Enjoyed mingling with authors and readers, and reprising the Writing About Difference panel from last year #books #amreading #HULitFest #literaturefestivals #democratisationofreading Top photo copyright @jfpennauthor
Continue reading#10Years on from our first date at this very table in @pizzaexpress Bicester we’ve just had a scrummy #anniversary meal. And they gave us the entire night on the house! ????
Continue reading#10Years ago today I looked into these gorgeous eyes and met my future wife. Happy anniversary @vnemma! ❤️???????? #firstdate #anniversary
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