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Category Archives: travel
(Sort of) Silent Sunday…
This is the year of things we can’t do, places we can’t go. Some things you know you miss, others – like this – you only realise you miss them when you see them on a Facebook video and wonder, … Continue reading
A visit to Tuscany…
Writer Helen Pryke and I ‘met’ on social media quite recently, and I was interested to see she lives in the north of Italy – not a million miles from N.E. Switzerland. For obvious reasons, we didn’t manage a visit … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, travel
Tagged Helen Pryke, Italy, The Healer's Secret, travel, Tuscany, Writing
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(Coronavirus) summer scenes…
To say that springtime 2020 was different to other springs is an understatement, considering we spent most of it in full coronavirus lockdown. Now it’s summer, and while some restrictions have been relaxed, we are still in the middle of … Continue reading
Writing in Cornwall – Mandy James
I’ve never forgotten those childhood holidays in Cornwall – one day I’ll go back. And when I do, I’ll be sure to visit fellow-writer Amanda James. Mandy not only lives in Cornwall, with a lovely sea view and the beach … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel
Tagged Amanda James, Cornwall, Nancy Cornish PI, travel
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Yarn-bombed in Switzerland – part 2
A couple of weeks ago I was on Sharon Booth’s lovely blog, with a selection of photos from this summer’s yarn-bomb trail in our town – click HERE to see the post and pics. Since then, I’ve walked round the … Continue reading
Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Yorkshire
With both family and friends living in this lovely area, I’ve been to Yorkshire more often than any other part of England – so that’s where I’ve chosen for my second sweet ‘n’ sour books. In each S+S post, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in books, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged crime fiction, Lesley McEvoy, romance, Sharon Booth, travel, Yorkshire
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Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Switzerland
Sweet ‘n’ sour came to mind last week while I was tidying jars in my kitchen cupboards, my lockdown activity of the day. I love the zingy taste of gooseberries and ‘soor plooms’, and who doesn’t love the creamy sweetness … Continue reading
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Tagged A Lake in Switzerland, Her Husband's Secrets, Louise Mangos, Melinda Huber, Switzerland
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The Runaway, on location…
I’ve never set a book in an area I haven’t visited. Having said that, most of The Runaway takes place in Cornwall, and it’s many a long day since I was there – but the impressions I had then have … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged book location, Cornwall, London, The Runaway
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A visit from Cass Grafton
I first met Cass on social media, but given that we both live in – roughly speaking – the same area in lovely Switzerland, it wasn’t long before we met up in person. Since then, we’ve been meeting regularly to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cass Grafton, Cornwall, romance, Switzerland, The Cottage in a Cornish Cove, Writing
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