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Christmas Tag… 🎄 #Festive #Fun
A week or two back I came across a series of fun Christmas questions on lovely Shelley Wilson’s blog – so I accepted her open invitation to join in. What would your answers be? What is your favourite Christmas film? … Continue reading
A walk around the old town…
Arbon has been here for many, many years. Centuries, in fact – it has connections to an Irish monk called Gallus who died here in 646. We have a castle, part of the original town wall still stands, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel
Tagged Arbon, Gallus, Lake Constance, Switzerland, travel
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Snow Light…
I’d like to welcome Danielle Zinn to the blog today, to tell us about her atmospheric novel Snow Light. I read it last winter and was fascinated; it’s one of those books where the setting becomes another character. And the … Continue reading
Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel
Tagged advent, Bloodhound Books, Christmas traditions, Danielle Zinn, Germany, Ore mountains, Snow Light
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Four trains, two boats and a bus in Switzerland…
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I took ourselves on a trip to the island of Ufenau, near the south end of Lake ZĂĽrich. Early-morning haze was hanging in the air as I stood waiting for the train … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel
Tagged Arbon, Rorschach, travel. Switzerland, Ufenau, Walensee
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Christmas in Switzerland…
…is on pre-order now for Tuesday 6th November. From the first of Advent to the plans for Christmas Day, follow Stacy & Co as the Lakeside Hotel has its first ever Swiss Christmas. What happens on December 4th, traditionally? And … Continue reading
Book news… 📚
There’s a new book on the way here in N.E. Switzerland. My current full-length novel project has been chuntering along slowly, its progress slightly hampered by bringing out my novella series. However, a couple of weeks ago I signed a … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, Scotland, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged Baby Dear, Bloodhound Books, Bombshell Books, crime fiction, Death Wish, Glasgow, suspense fiction
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Autumn? in Switzerland…
It’s late this year. The woods across from my balcony are turning, yes, but not very far or fast. We can’t scrunch through autumn leaves as we wander along the trails, and the predominant colour is still green. So let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel
Tagged autumn, GraubĂĽnden Engadin, Switzerland, travel
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Cornwall…
…is the setting for my second novel. Which, as of today, is also my seventh novel… The Cold Cold Sea was re-released today with a fab new cover by The Cover Collection – I love it! (Purchase info HERE) I … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged Amazon, blog tour, Carbis Bay, Cornwall, cream tea, Love Books Group, Newquay, psychological suspense, St Ives, The Cold Cold Sea, the cover collection, Writing
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Swiss Mountains…
Scenic blog post alert… The past several weeks have been HOT here in N.E. Switzerland. 33-34°C every afternoon is a bit too much of a good thing – I wished several times I was halfway up a mountain, enjoying the … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, My books, travel
Tagged A Lake in Switzerland, Eiger, Jungfrau, Kleine Scheidegg, Lucerne, Matterhorn, Mönch, Melinda Huber, Monte Rosa, Pilatus, Säntis, Schilthorn, Switzerland, tourism, travel
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Visiting Yorkshire and – new book!
After the fraught journey to get to Leeds, I settled down in my hotel and started the week’s busy programme of book and family events. First up was meeting writer Carmen Radtke, who was on the blog a few months … Continue reading