The Light in Her Eyes

“You’ll be hoping to have her home for Christmas.” Those words still have the power to bring tears to my eyes, fifteen years on.  In heat of July, a scan suggested our new baby would be a girl. She was due in November, so  my husband booked time off from work with her delivery date in mind. In the grey, … Read More

Ebook Giveaway For Charity

Please Help Raise Money for Bone Marrow Cancer Sufferers Today and all weekend right through to Monday, I’m doing something I very rarely do and giving away not just my short stories collection, but my novel as well. I haven’t been struck with fever, but with a desire to commemorate someone very dear to me who died last summer. Today … Read More

Silver Linings Thanks-Book

This week there has been another birthday and a lot of other stuff. Much of it has not been what I’d choose, but there are silver linings – at least in most things. And whatever life gives to us, however much we might fight it or wish it different, life goes on and the sun comes up each day (even … Read More

Burning with Thanks (And The Dress revealed.)

On Sunday I was grateful for vinegar and soda. Here’s why. I put dates in a pan with water and left them to cook. The plan was to use them to sweeten apple crumble. The rest of the dinner was pretty much ready since we were having leftovers. So I went out of the kitchen (first mistake) and into the … Read More