What next?

  Yesterday I finished the first draft of my novel, Kaleidoscope. Instead of being elated as I expected, I felt shattered. Years ago as a college student, I ran 440 yard race for our women’s team. We were pitted against York university. St John’s...

Change of season/change of pace

We had a wet September, but last Saturday the sun came out. Along with many others I and a friend strolled through muddy paths we’d avoided during the rain. We didn’t rush. Simply enjoyed what we’d been deprived of for several weeks. The rain had...

History and Holidays

Earlier this month, we spend six nights in Willerby, an East Riding village. Travelling by bus and train, an experience in itself, we visited two seaside resorts, Brid(lington) and Filey. There, and in Hull bus and rail hub, we came across stories of the past told in...

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024

Meddling Fiend – Nicola Turner   One of the summer’s highlights for me is the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. It hadn’t registered with me till my niece, Rachel, had a piece accepted in 2015 and I went with my sister to admire...

Finding my way

I like gardening. I love being outside – not quite in all weathers, but most. I prefer a moist soil in which weeds are easily removed, plants dug in and seeds sown. That rarely happens, but it’s a joy when it does. In suitable gear I can find something to...