I am doing an author reading in Hampshire. Come along to the playing fields at Ringwood Waldorf School on Tuesday 18th August at 11am – 1pm, and bring a picnic. There is a plenty of parking, a wholefood cafe and shop, toilets, and also nearby walks, and it is 5 minutes from Moors Valley country […]
Do you love to cook? Maybe you are not a natural cook and each meal is a chore? Let me help you find the LOVE. My second recipe book has had a bit of an evolution, and most recipes that I planned to include have gone out the door. The book reflects my journey into […]
I’m sitting in my writing room sipping hot lemon water, and sunshine is streaming through the window. Birds are whistling. Creating a beautiful life begins right where you are: by creating a beautiful day. My new non-fiction book, I Create My Day, will inspire you to embrace your life and be the master of your […]
My mother had a gift for making home a beautiful sanctuary. What I learnt from her is that home is a sacred space, and regardless of whether we live in a castle or a tent, the intimate surroundings in which we ‘undress’ from the world says a lot about what goes on in our interior […]
As a writer, I find it’s important to get away from the keyboard and live life. I am blessed with being a speed typist and someone who doesn’t suffer writer’s block, so when I come to the keyboard to write, that is precisely what I do. Having two daughters born twenty-two months apart […]
For twelve years I published a niche parenting magazine. If you’ve not ever read it, I can safely say it was a magazine you either loved or hated. It rested on the foundation of conscious parenting and prioritising the biological needs of children. I attracted a faithful readership, with some subscribers staying with my husband […]
Tomorrow I am officially launching my third novel, Sisters of the Silver Moon. I might be an Aussie girl in England, but it seems pretty appropriate to give birth to my literary baby on Independence Day. Being an independent author means freedom, but it also means taking responsibility for everything to do with your […]
Well, as far as lovely days go, this one certainly fits into that category. The weather alone is enough to send me into a state of bliss. I’m grateful for every second of this so-called heat wave. Of course, it’s nowhere near like my native Australia, but after almost seventeen years of shivering in Cumbria, […]
For as long as women have walked upon the Earth, their lives have been guided by the pull of the Moon. There was a time, however, when we cycled to the Sun rather than the Moon. To talk about our Moontime, and indeed, to make menstruation a mainstream topic, has taken quite some […]
“What’s for dinner, Mum?” my teenage daughter asked me when I picked her up from her after-school job. I looked at her blankly. “You expected me to make dinner?” I replied when I was in my chauffeur hat. It was a bit mean, I suppose, but I did smile pretty quickly to let […]