Each night, when my body is fast asleep, there’s a whole cinematic thing going on in my head. Sometimes I swear I’m busier at night than I am in the entire day. One of last night’s dreams really spoke to me, though it clearly didn’t feel comfortable at the time. I was somewhere between Cumbria […]
There was a time in my life I’d go into hiding when Mercury retrograde came to town. That was before I understood his vital message: chill out! Ah yes, that trickster of a planet seemed to trigger all sorts of annoying things: computer breakdowns, loss of data, car repairs, miscommunications, emails sent to/received from the […]
Hello to you on this beautiful Autumnal evening. I trust your day has been loving, gentle and beautiful. Do you go through life wondering what this human existence is all about? Do you feel out of place in this world? Sometimes I’m sure I must have arrived from some other planet. It’s one of […]
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. […]