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Party Inspiration

I have just received an amazing book through the post!’ The Book of Wizard Parties; in Which the Wizard Shares the Secrets of Creating Enchanted Gatherings’.  I bought it from Bibliophile, a mail-order book suppliers. It is really for children, but to my (possibly) juvenile mind, I feel that some of the ideas could easily […]

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The Joy of a Pencil

Small things amuse small minds, as the saying goes. Yet simplicity need not necessarily be boring or banal. Often, the simplest thing can have about it an elegance and grace which is obscured or totally lost in more complex, intricate items or situations. Here I need to let you into a secret – I am […]

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Just Another Afternoon

How is it that some of the simplest activities can be transformed into something special and everyday actions into memorable occasions? I tend to think that it is how we chose to view something, how we seize an opportunity, how we allow it to inspire us and – to coin one of my favourite phrases […]

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A Brave New World

Earlier this morning, whilst looking for something else entirely, I came across a recent recording by astrologer, Pam Gregory, and I would love to share it with you now… only 20 minutes long-  try and listen right to the end. (Link below.) In a nutshell, she suggests that we all come together for a universal […]

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A Blessed and Bountiful Autumn Equinox!

Greetings! Autumn is well and truly upon us with the rest of the fruit, nuts and vegetable crops coming to full ripeness and our stores happily filled once more against the coming lean months of winter. Spiritually, emotionally, personally, this is also the time to look back and reflect on the warm, light months and […]

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All the Fun of the Fair

Greetings! I hope that you have all had a good summer? It has been a busy time for me but I am finally back with you all, commenting on various aspects of life and, hopefully, soon to bring you news of my latest publication! (More of that anon.) Yesterday I found myself taking part in […]

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A Plea For the Natural World

I hope that you are all enjoying the warmth and sunshine of this wonderful summer weather but please remember to be careful with the amount of water you use while there is no rain on the horizon to replenish our stocks. Also, have a care of the natural world – our wildlife finds the heat and […]

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Anglesey Writing Festival

Come and join me for a workshop on how to write a biography, whether that be your own story or that of a family member or friend or family history. The Anglesey Writing Festival takes place in Menai Bridge on Saturday, 29th April – very reasonably priced and a great day out when you will […]

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Loving Those Sausages!

I fondly remember playing a very silly game at junior school which caused a great deal of laughter. One’s friends all took turns to ask you questions, and to each you had to reply, “Sausages!” without even smiling. For instance: “What does your hair look like?” “Sausages!” “What rains down from the sky during a […]

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Snow Fairies

I love the snow! Still a child at heart, I rejoice in watching the whirling flakes of ice, in observing the ordinary green world as it turns white and vanishes, in seeing the frosted mountains, in smelling, tasting, touching this winter phenomenon. Unfortunately, with the vagaries of our temperamental  British weather, further complicated by climate […]

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