Pamela Hartshorne's Blog, page 5
November 9, 2014
Self-editing
November is always a tense month for me, as the 30th marks the annual deadline for me to deliver a manuscript to my editor at Pan Macmillan. In spite of the fact that I have […]
October 22, 2014
The Edge of Dark: giveaway!
Look what arrived this week: a box of hardback editions of The Edge of Dark! It’s a huge thrill to see it in print at last. They are very handsome, aren’t they? The Edge of Dark will available in libraries from […]
September 24, 2014
Northumbrian Castles
A friend and I walked St Oswald’s Way earlier this month – 97 miles across the most beautiful countryside, along spectacular beaches, over dramatic moors and through pretty villages. And I didn’t wear my rain […]
August 17, 2014
Cotehele
I visited Cornwall recently, and by chance happened to be staying near Cotehele (pronounced ‘coat-heel’). I’m ashamed to admit that I’d never heard of it but in a way that made the day even better: it […]
July 27, 2014
A History of York in 100 Pictures 19: Stonegate
One of the oldest and most photographed streets in York, Stonegate has been one of the city’s key thoroughfares since Roman times, when York was known as Eboracum. As the Via Praetoria, Stonegate led from […]
July 1, 2014
Mint
Mint is one of my favourite herbs, and I have three pots of it growing just outside my kitchen door so that I can cut it easily. During summer, I use it almost every […]
June 11, 2014
A History of York in 100 Pictures 18: St William’s College
Dating from 1465, St William’s College was once inside the walled Minster precinct. It was built to house the priests who served the various chantries in the Minster until the Reformation made them redundant. Their job was […]
A History of York in 100 Pictures 17: St William’s College
Dating from 1465, St William’s College was once inside the walled Minster precinct. It was built to house the priests who served the various chantries in the Minster until the Reformation made them redundant. Their job was […]
June 2, 2014
Pastry, now and then
There are few things I like better than cooking – it’s such a soothing, satisfying thing to do. A friend has requested steak and kidney pie for his birthday dinner tonight and I’ve been making pastry […]
May 28, 2014
Lancelot Sawthell
It’s always a shock of recognition when I’m working on the records and come across a character I’ve put in a book. Anyone remember Hawise and Elizabeth giggling about poor Lancelot Sawghell at the beginning […]
