The Flying Crooked Series by Geoff Nelder, I found to be an incredibly imaginative and cleverly written collection of books, and...

To UKOmbudsman Dear Sir/Madam, I'm struggling to get rid of persistent trespassers and thieves. They have been unlawfully camping and...

Who wouldn’t want to copy my example.. 1.    I transplanted naughty air-borne nettles from my raised bed in back garden into a large pot...

Is it enough to say 'I've found it again?' Some readers might say 'Yes', but for those readers who want more for their buck/pound, I'll...

My relationship with technology is a tempestuous one. Is there anything else to add? Yes. So 'bare' with me :). When I ticked what I...

In January this year I realised my website wasn't sending out my blog to subscribers. Those who know me, know that I really do struggle...

Last year, 2024, I had a go at growing mooli, (a really long white radish), I fancied mooli paratha for breakfast. The pictures are from...

I'd like to tell you a tale about my recent Christmas cake. It is not the one on the left, although it is one of mine. I used a recipe I...

This is the last blog before everything gets even more hectic. It's about my samosa making. If like me, you've noticed price of food...

Very recently a friend told me about a charity that I had never heard of before. When I did, I was very impressed with what I heard. The...

Rita looked up and mumbled 'hello' and then waited until Roxanne looked less frazzled and more her usual ebullient self. All of her...

Can you remember your first love? You know, the one that made a difference to the rest of your life? Also, the one that in hindsight, you...

Tonia Tortoise had only been away a few short days in York. But it felt like aeons to those in the Jolly House. All those that were...

Yes, yes, yes! It has finally happened! I have written a book for children! (I think I've just used up my quota of exclamation marks!)....

Unconsciously touching and pushing errant curlers back in situ under her green and red print headscarf, Roxanne called out, ‘Anyone want...

Roxanne was leaning against her desk. Between taking bites of her sausage roll and singing the same two lines of lyrics from Bob Marley’s...

For the first time ever on my website, I would like to welcome and introduce a fellow author, Mark Iles - the good looking chap top...

'Happy days' is a current well-used way to express yourself. I never thought I would but...our English language has a fluidity that is...

Roses aren't just red and violets vary a bit too, Here's a nervously concocted rhyme, hope the words aren't too many or too few. Over a...