Spoons and Broomsticks

I am a writer and I’m about to publish my next book. I decided to update the bit about the author that usually goes at the end of the book. I am in a writers’ […]

I’ve just finished writing a novel, and I’ve had to read through it several times as I edit it, making sure that it is free from those irritating typos and grammar problems. As I’ve been […]

The new year rushed in through the front door, chasing the old one out of the back. Fireworks lit up the skies. My phone was busy delivering new year wishes from family and friends, and […]

I’m getting frustrated with the internet today – and phones, and computer and anything else that needs a signal. I’ve been trying to write this blog since Monday morning; it’s now Tuesday and still struggling. […]

In my family, there are pagans and those who celebrate Christmas as a tradition rather than because they are Christian. I decorate my house for Christmas with a tree and lights and a wreath on […]

I am looking out of my window at snow. The snow can be disruptive to our day-to-day plans, but who can deny the beauty of the landscape carpeted in white, trees sprinkled with glitter, the […]

I haven’t written a blog for a while. The last one was posted on 1st November.  I simply hadn’t felt able to do it. I didn’t have the energy nor the inclination. I was getting […]

I may have mentioned – I often do – that I love Samhain and this time of the year. The whole atmosphere around us changes. If I had to choose a season, it would be […]

I’m excited. I always am this time of year. The days are getting colder, so I can curl up in the evening cocooned in a snuggly blanket. The nights are getting darker, so evenings lit […]

Looking after your health can be exhausting. Where do you start? Perhaps with the ongoing everyday necessary actions such as ordering, collecting and taking medication. And of course the regular, even though perhaps only annual, […]