AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 We are just back from our last trip of this travelling season. Above are some photos. I had my birthday before we left, so would like to thank everyone who sent me cards, gifts and good wishes on Facebook. We travelled first of all to the Twinwood Vintage Dance Festival in Bedford. ThereContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
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A WRITER’S LIFE
JULY 2022 Thank you to those of you who gave me your opinion on the title for my second book in The Uist Girl Series. It looks like His Bitter Seed is the favourite, but there’s still time to let me know if you have other suggestions, as I probably won’t be publishing it untilContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
A WRITER’S LIFE
JUNE/JULY 2022 I’ve been busy completing the draft of the second book in The Uist Girl Series ready for editing and am happy to report that I finished it at the weekend. Normally, I do all the editing myself and friends and family help by reading the book and giving their opinions, which I alwaysContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
A WRITER’S LIFE
MAY/JUNE I am delighted to let you know that I have now finished the first draft of my second book in the Uist Girl Series. Now the hard work begins! Editing is really when the book is created. After I have revised the first draft, I then ask some friends to read it and giveContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
HAPPY EASTER
HOLY LAND TRIP APRIL 2019 As it’s Easter, I thought I would share some memories from my trip to the Holy Land with Charlie and my sister Catherine. It was part of my seventieth celebrations and one of the highlights. It was a whirlwind trip spread over eight days. We started off in Istanbul, whichContinue reading “HAPPY EASTER”
CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012
GOODBYE TO AUSTRALIA JULY 2012 During our last couple of weeks in Australia we visited Rockhampton, (got hit by a kangaroo on the way there but luckily neither us nor the kangaroo were hurt), Mackay, Cairns where we took the mountain train to Kuranda (See poem below), a boat trip to see crocodiles (driven byContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”
A WRITER’S LIFE
Isn’t this sunshine lovely? I can’t believe it’s only March. I must apologise for not finishing my Chaz and Maz Down Under Blog as promised, but I’ve been a little busy over the last couple of weeks. I promise to finish it off next week. So last week-end I was at the Scottish Association ofContinue reading “A WRITER’S LIFE”
CHAZ AND MAZ DOWNUNDER 2012
FINAL HELPX – STOUR CRAZY IN BARGARA (THE COOK, THE BOSSES, THEIR WORKERS AND THE HELPEXERS) June-July 2012 After leaving Sydney we made our way to Brisbane and stopped off at Taree, Crofts Harbour, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads and Surfer’s Paradise. Our first favourite was Byron Bay a real hippy place with bands playing inContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWNUNDER 2012”
CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012
FOURTH HELPX – SENSATIONAL SYDNEY MAY 2012 SHOWS, BOOKS AND NEW FRIENDS We did quite a lot before heading to our fourth Helpx in Sydney. We drove through the desert to Uluru. When I say desert, it wasn’t sand as we imagined it was going to be. The deep red earth was covered in beautifulContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”
CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012
THIRD HELPX GLADSTONE GIGS AND GIGGLES APRIL 2012 After leaving Shepparton we went to Geelong where we met Jim and Lesley who were over for the racing then we drove the Great Ocean Road where we unexpectedly bumped into Pascal and Ines for a second time. We saw loads of koalas and even saw oneContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”
MARION MACDONALD 