A Donkey Tale
Lots of family stuff going on at the moment, of the tricky kind, so it was good to get out and meet a few writer chums. For this morning’s meeting we decided on the Donkey Sanctuary at Sidmouth. It’s exactly what it says it is – a sanctuary for donkeys. It’s been expanded and redeveloped […]
Amor Vincit Omnia.
I’m deep in the research again. While waiting on a few submissions, I’ve returned to a dual narrative I began with great enthusiasm a few months ago. (Last year was the year of beginning things only to get interrupted or lose confidence). It’s set partly at the end of the Roman Empire and in present […]
A Heart-felt Plea
A throwback post but I’m not apologising for it. This is the account of the wonderful time I had being taken around Shute Barton by a knowledgeable and entertaining National Trust volunteer guide. The house is currently only open for four weekends a year (pre-COVID arrangements obviously) for the remainder it’s run as holiday lets. […]
Night soil, lice and all things nice
You know me, can’t pass by a museum or historical house – or as my grandmother used to say, in fine Mrs Malaprop tradition, ‘hysterical’ house. The National Trust has its fair share of grand hysterical houses and magnificent gardens but, every now and again, you come across a more unassuming little gem. Shute Barton […]
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 […]
