Category: sharing interests
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Dreaming ?
When does thinking become dreaming? Or are some of those thoughts plans for the future? I have been doing a lot of thinking lately, and I often wish I could filter out the dreams, and concentrate on planning. But, even as I say that, I know that its not that simple. We cannot know the…
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Driven by Annoyance…(and Deceit) #Review #Fiction
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MS Word upset me again yesterday. Actually, it made me really angry. (this new angry stuff will need addressing soon, but not today) I know, I know, I swore I would never use Word again, but a new copy has recently been downloaded to the desktop, so I took a chance. (Google Docs can get…
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New Week, New problem…
As the head cook and bottle washer in our house, I get some weird requests sometimes. Anything from how I chop the carrots up, to ‘why don’t we have sweetcorn any more?’ This last request really confused me. ‘Can we have smaller meals please?’ None of us are the size we want to be, so…
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Sunday Smiles…
Hello everyone! The heat has eased and we can breathe again. Yay! Not sure how long this will last, but it is very welcome right now. I am actually starting to think again, and this is more than welcome. I have plans for the coming weeks, and change is in the air! love always Jaye…
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Beyond Dark: Belladona Review #Mystery #Fiction
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Something sinister dwells in the shadows of Ottawa. Grief and fear grip the city as one by one, women within the local entertainment industry end up dead on the streets, posed with a bizarre signature. Someone is slipping a deadly poison into the drinks of musicians, models, and actresses. Confounded and convinced a woman is…
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I forgot ‘Why’…
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I was pulled up twice yesterday in quick succession. I had just spent the afternoon re reading the first 8 chapters of my new story, Swan Song and was feeling just a little smug that everything seemed to be on track. Then I decided to finish reading Beyond Dark: Belladonna, a new detective mystery, by…
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A Touch of Magic: reviewing the Secret Library. #fiction #review #Magic
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‘The perfect book to curl up with, whether beach or fireside. I absolutely loved it!’ Celia Anderson Book editor Lucy Thomas has just inherited her grandmother’s windswept Cornish home, and with it, a library bathed in sunlight, a spiral staircase that leads to secrets, and a battered box filled with unfinished stories… To honour her…
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Surviving the heat…
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this bonsai is made from beads! The heat is unrelenting, and my brain has almost given up all rational thought. I say almost, so I am very grateful for being able to think at all, everything considered. So I am making the most of what remains. Some of my bonsai are in full sun all…