I can’t make jam and my crafting skills are rubbish, so should I be a member of the WI?
When I mentioned to my friends back in 2014 that I was considering joining the WI, my friends laughed. You’ll …
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My first cruise and I’m going solo-too much hoiking, brown cheese and time to say a fond farewell. Part 4
I am going to try my best to make this the last instalment of my cruise posts. I’m pretty amazed …
My first cruise and I’m going solo -too much dog talk, in tears and dancing like I was seventeen! Part 3
My intention was to write a post for my little blog every day of my cruise so my laptop went …
My first cruise and I’m going solo – A little exploring, mustering and a very loud ships horn! Part 2
After months of waiting, planning, doubts (mainly about the credit card bill that had suddenly got very big) and growing …
My first cruise and I’m going solo – Part 1
For a long time now I’ve wondered what the inside of a cruise ship looked like and often wished that …
Yearning for a life on an ocean wave!
It’s all Jane McDonald, Susan Calman and the penguins of the Antarctic’s fault. They all stirred in me a yearning …
What made me think I could write a book!
As a child I loved writing stories. I could fill page after page with tales of fairies, dragons, witches and …
A weighty issue!
I wasn’t always fat. As a child I was a skinny little thing. As a teenager, I was a little …
Doing a Shirley Valentine
I’ve spent the last six months knowing that I should write, either here on this sadly neglected little blog of …
The Top Drawer….a short story
It seemed somehow wrong to be sitting on the bed. He couldn’t remember the last time he sat on his …
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