Wheels of history

Wheels of history

Wheels of history Reeling with the news that The Queen has passed away; and we now have a King for the first time in 70 years.  I was at the Braemar Gathering for the highland games there with friends, this September, only a few days before The Queen passed away at...
Gin, gin, glorious gin….

Gin, gin, glorious gin….

Gin, gin, glorious gin…. It’s been a long hot summer, and a long cold G&T’s been one of my chill-out favourite tipples. There are so many exciting small distilleries of gin in Britain at the moment. A quick look at the shelf here currently reveals tasty gins...
Who or what am I?

Who or what am I?

Who or what am I? Who doesn’t like a puzzle, riddle, or a crossword?  Riddles have engaged our minds since ancient Babylonian writings and early Sanskrit poetic riddles, Greek myths, and Biblical stories – all the way through recorded time to modern examples.  In and...
My writing process 

My writing process 

My writing process  Most journalists mean to write a novel some day.  Deadline-driven journalism supposedly taught me to write concisely, and fast; yet tackling fiction proved a very different story for me. With no deadline pressures, far more space to play with and...
On cats, dogs, and dinner parties

On cats, dogs, and dinner parties

On cats, dogs, and dinner parties A black-and-white cat likes to sit itself on the wall above our garden storage box, and sometimes sunbathe on the box’s gently-sloping lid, which can drive my two dogs wild. They bark, it stares enigmatically back, unperturbed. A...