Victoria Twead's Blog, page 10
April 29, 2013
Hard Water
Nature has been playing tricks on us here in Spain. Some days we’ve been fooled into thinking summer has arrived, with clear blue skies and scorching sun. I packed away our winter clothes but soon regretted it. Temperatures dropped, strong winds blew up and the clouds piled over the mountains in fifty shades of grey. [...]
April 20, 2013
Free promotion for authors
I’m a British author living up a mountain in Spain. I’m supposed to be writing the fourth book in my Two Old Fools series but have got a little sidetracked with this Book Corner project. But I’ll begin at the beginning, and explain how it all began… I was shocked when I was browsing an [...]
April 2, 2013
Spanish Oranges
At the bottom of our mountain, an elderly farmer sits on an upturned crate beside his ancient car at the side of the road. The wind is cold, and the old man wears woollen gloves and a scarf, his shoulders hunched in a heavy coat. Under his flat cap, he watches the traffic pass, waiting [...]
April 1, 2013
Book #4 and recipes, can you help?
Book #4 is coming along, and my thoughts have been turning to what recipes to include. Then it struck me, why not ask my readers for recipes? I have quite a few recipes already, but it would be fantastic if I could use yours, too! So, please, if you have some favourite recipes that you’ve [...]
March 16, 2013
A naughty boy
I wrote the play, Morgan and the Martians, for the classroom and for youth theatre groups.I wanted it to be fun, and to involve the entire class, or group, so that every child has a part to play and nobody is left out. I know kids like naughty boys, so I created Morgan, who is [...]
March 15, 2013
Orange mousse with caramelised oranges
Living in southern Spain, we are surrounded by orange orchards. From Christmas time to the end of March, the trees are laden down with oranges, lemons, limes and tangerines. The oranges in this area are sweet, unlike the more bitter ones grown around Seville which are often used for making marmalade. I’m always on the [...]
March 14, 2013
Ever play chicken?
Today’s special guest is Cheryl Kaye Tardif, an international bestselling author from Edmonton, Alberta, who has just released her terrifying new thriller, SUBMERGED. I’ve invited her to drop by and share something chicken-related during her official SUBMERGED Blog Tour… You’re probably all familiar with the deadly game of “Playing Chicken.” Usually this is a teen [...]
March 7, 2013
Wildfires in Spain
We don’t seem to have had a regular winter here in Spain this year. February is usually the coldest, wettest month of the year, but this February has been glorious. It’s been wall-to-wall blue skies and sunshine, very little rain, and not a single snow-flake. (I’m not complaining, although Paco next door shakes his head [...]
March 6, 2013
Chickens made from hardboiled eggs
No, they’re not Spanish, or Arabic, but I think they’re great! Perfect for Easter, and a wonderful way to use up surplus eggs. Moira Ashton posted them onto my Facebook timeline. I believe the idea originally came from **Everything Holiday**. Hard Boiled Egg (Chickens) Start out by slicing your carrot slice as seen in the [...]
March 5, 2013
Curious Questions
Curious questions? Would I answer Tim’s curious questions? Well, why not! Tim Vicary is the author of a fantastic series of legal thrillers, one of which, ‘A Game of Proof’, I featured on the Five-Star Corner. He kindly invited me to answer some Curious Questions on his blog, and this is the result: For my [...]
