37 Photographs – my new book now in the Kindle store 8 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm

Every click, every purchase and every honest review helps other readers to find me on Amazon. Without all of you, I wouldn’t be able to continue to write and share these stories. Thank you for all...

A novel in 37 Photographs 5 Aug 2013 | 01:20 pm

From the blurb: Sidney Stone’s heart is broken but she’s finally free for the first time in her life. She may be all alone in the world (except for her housemates – one of whom is seven-years-old...

Another snippet from ’37 Photographs’ 3 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm

Sneak peeks of my new novel – launching 7 August! 2 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm

Making Pinterest boards for my books 5 Jul 2013 | 05:05 pm

I’ve been slow to the Pinterest party. I joined Pinterest a couple of years ago but in the midst of becoming a mum and writing my books, the boards I first made languished unloved in cyberspace. Rece...

Finishing a book 2 Jul 2013 | 07:24 pm

‘There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.’ - Frank Herbert It’s raining. Big, heavy drops, cooling the air, beading the windows. I’m finishing the final, final, final r...

Messy 24 Jun 2013 | 04:31 pm

Last week, I introduced my little girl to paints. So far, she’d experimented with extra-chunky crayons and coloured pencils and washable markers and even paint-pencils – but never paint. I was buil...

Unexpected flower 5 Jun 2013 | 04:42 pm

‘The artist must summon all his energy, his sincerity, and the greatest modesty in order to shatter the old cliches that come too easily to hand while working, which can suffocate the little flower th...

Simple days… 31 May 2013 | 03:30 pm

When the sun comes out, our world slows. It becomes this garden. Just you and me, together. Hanging washing. Planting chives and mint in new pots. You show me the stones you’ve gathered and dropped in...

Daybreak 28 May 2013 | 03:32 pm

There’s a very noisy family of starlings busying themselves somewhere in our neighbour’s eaves at the moment. So even though Violetta seems to be sleeping slightly later in the mornings at the moment ...