Fold that towel, tidy that dog
Ooh, this house selling malarkey is stressful. It’s akin to organising a party but one to which only occasional people bother to turn up and who can come at any time. Without warning! I’m permanently on tenterhooks waiting for the phone to ring. Desperate to hear those magic words from the estate agent, ‘We’ve got […]
How to downsize a spaniel
‘We’re downsizing.’ Words that must spring terror into any estate agents’ mind. You know the type of house buyer I’m talking about. Middle-aged couples, childless or childfree with equity wrapped up in a large house somewhere and looking to de-clutter, downsize and re-value their remaining years. That’s us! As (she says in a hopeful whisper) […]
The De-cluttering v Memories Battle
So reader, I did it. In the interests of de-cluttering, finding my inner Zen, following the lead of Marie Kondo and in the hope of having to downsize soon, I took another bootful of bags to the charity shop yesterday. Except this time it included my wedding dress. Gulp. I’ve attempted this many times before. […]
My Bridport Prize – it’s not what you think!
Remember I said a while back I’d post occasional pieces about my elephant collection? Well, the dreadful fire which, last week, decimated the cinema in Lyme Regis got me thinking about this little chap. I bought him in Bridport, a market town not far from Lyme and which has just been listed as one of […]
In which I am completely star-struck
Warning: there is copious name dropping in this post. Sometimes I love Twitter. My affair with it began during the last series of Downton Abbey. The television series itself wasn’t all that enthralling but I loved the live Twitter feed. Some people can be amazingly quick-witted and funny in forty characters. Mentions of Lady […]
Zara Stoneley’s Beastie Bestie
When asking writers about their working spaces, it amazes me how often an animal features. I suppose it’s inevitable that as we work from home and alone, we are able to have a dog, cat or even parrot friend to keep us company. This is the first in an occasional series of posts about writers […]
New … new … new … sort of!
Pride and Perdita and In a Class of His Own are now available as e-pubs. You can check them out here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Georgia-Hill/e/B003VMVXN2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1457279605&sr=8-1 and in the US on: http://www.amazon.com/Georgia-Hill/e/B003VMVXN2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1457279848&sr=1-1 These were my first books published by E-Scape Press and which is sadly no more. It’s an interesting experience self-publishing. I’m glad I self-pubbed the short story […]
What the bloggy blog is a blog tour?
Blog tour? What the bloggy blog is a blog tour? Help! Towards the end of last year I entered a competition on Facebook. Social media often gets a bad name but, mostly, in my experience it’s been a positive thing. I often enter competitions on Facebook and Twitter because, quite frankly, it takes minimal effort! […]
Jaffa Reads Too!
As part of Josie’s Remembering World War 1 on Sundays series, I’m featured today. Take a look, it’s a really lovely site: http://jaffareadstoo.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/sunday-ww1-remembered-guest-author.html
News … news … news …
One or two things are changing. I’m sorry to say E-Scape Press is no more. I’ll always be grateful as they gave me my first break in publishing and got my first book out there. I’d like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to them. The good news is I’ve got […]