In a year from now, my baby girl will leave the nest. What a joy, honour and privilege it has to been to raise our two beautiful daughters. Not that every day has been easy, of course. But here, as I watch the next year unfold before me with far more speed than should be […]
A few years ago I had a strong desire to leave the life I’d known as a magazine editor and become a romance novelist. It made sense. I have a deeply felt need to bring more love to the world, and I love writing. Why not combine the two? I spent my teenage years immersed […]
I had that pathetic look on my face this morning. That same one I get each year about this time when I look up at my husband, and say: “I’m not going to be able to cope. I won’t get through another Winter!” And bless him, he does his annual reply: “Yes, you will. You […]
I never imagined (ha!) that I could be a fiction writer. With a background in journalism, and a dozen or so (I keep losing count) non-fiction books under my publishing belt, I was clear that, as a writer, my work was always going to stay that way. And then I wrote my first novel, Mosaic. […]
There’s an old Patty Loveless song with lyrics I relate to: If you don’t count my reckless youth, I came straight to you. And also: I saw a tender heart, and I came straight to you. I was in my mid-twenties when I had the pleasure of working with a man called Graham. He was […]
Sisters of the Silver Moon, the first in my Gypsy Moon trilogy, is FREE on Kindle for the next five days. Get it while you can. From midnight, I’m giving away TEN copies (print) of my novel. Go to Goodreads to be in to win. Please leave a review on Amazon when you’ve finished reading. […]
Over the twelve years I edited The Mother magazine, I was blessed to find my community. My sisterhood. Women were spread far and wide across this beautiful Earth but together we shared a passion for holistic living and parenting. We may not have agreed on everything, but at the heart of our values was love. […]
I imagine most of us have used a funnel at some time. Do you use the wide, open end to pour your liquid, or the thin, narrow end? Of course you use the open side. It would be silly and pointless to use the other end. And yet…and yet how many people go through […]
If you’re looking to connect with other like-minded holistic parents, why not read Parent Tribe. It’s edited by Hatti Burt, here in Cumbria, and is available free online. There is also the option to purchase a paper version. In this issue you can read my article called The Creative Family. Enjoy. ~ Veronika http://www.parenttribe.net/ https://www.facebook.com/ParentTribe
It’s ever so exciting when your baby learns to stand, and then….that first step! We clap. We congratulate. We laugh. We make such a fuss. We may even shed a tear. That single step. So life changing! My daughter Eliza took her first steps in Dubai airport when we were moving to England. She […]