Celebrating a new book!
Opening the package of your newly published book is always a joy (shared by Ellie the cat on this occasion!) Flourish! A gentler way to grow people is for the multitude of ordinary people who Read More …
Feline relaxed
Why does the cat always wait to jump on to your lap till the moment you are about to get up and do something? And then, just as you are about to dislodge one, along Read More …
Heroes and monsters
Two reports from different Harvard University research teams hit the press on the same day: one on top professional athletes, almost half of whom have confessed (anonymously) to taking banned drugs or performance-enhancing methods, Read More …
July 2017 offer only!
For July 2017 only, this first-person account of execution survivor Romell Broom is available as an e-book at a 75% discount on normal price. You are welcome to take this opportunity to hear Romell’s story Read More …
To Autumn (with apologies to John Keats)
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! Close bosom-friend of autumn fashion shows Conspiring with avid retailers To load and bless their weary coffers Depleted by the sleepy August trade. Who hath not spied the Read More …
What’s-sarong with beach cover-ups?
Bikini-burkini? Among the many people who cringed at media photos of French police forcing some poor woman to strip off her full body-cover burkini on the beach were a few older ones who remembered the Read More …
Growing old gracefully
My granny believed in growing old gracefully. Her hair was a naturally silvery colour that caught the light. Age had given her more chins than most people I knew, and the back of her hands Read More …
The grammar of “Sorry”
Grammar rules! Some tricky examples of grammar trip-ups are: Bored with (not bored of) Different from (not different than) Jump off a log (not jump off of ….) But when it comes to the grammar of Read More …
The Healing Place – NEW novel!
New Novel It’s always an exciting time when the editing, checking, e-book technology crunching etc is finally done and the new story is launched – a bit like giving birth. Of course, I always hope Read More …
Animal magnetism
Our cats quite easily learned to use their new cat flap in the kitchen door. The problem was … so did all the neighbourhood cats, who came in to clear the food bowl, to chase Read More …