Alison Golden's Blog, page 9

Not quite to plan

Hey there! I hope you are doing well. I am still in the UK, dodging the rain, still in awe of the green scenery after a three-year dry spell.

I have been quiet this week. I injured my foot a few days ago. It has forced me to stay home for a few days, but not to worry, I've been busy drinking tea, having long chats with my family, and preparing for the new Graham release. The time has been very relaxing.

Down by the river . . .

After I mentioned the River Ouse and my home town last week, lots of...

🇬🇧 ✈️ I finally made it

Hey there! I bought a ticket to the UK last week and jumped on a plane inside twenty-four hours. I am currently in a coffee shop charging all my devices as it buckets down outside. I am damp but connected to the interwebs. Business continues as usual. All is good.

After three years during which I didn't leave California, it is glorious despite and because of the rain, to see green fields and lawns for miles and miles.

I'll write more as I get settled in, sort out some better wifi, and visit with...

My lucky break

Hey there! Thank you for all the well wishes, last week. I'm slowly returning to the land of the physically moving and fully cognizant, and starting to dip my toe in to the cool waters around Gorey Harbour again.

Also thank you for the feedback on recent features. I will definitely be inviting more guests to edit this newsletter and there will be more jigsaws.

Please continue to let me know via your replies what you want to see more of and given sufficient positive feedback, I will endeavour to ...

This was unexpected

Hey there! Welp, this week I was expecting to show you pretty pictures from my converted cowbarn in the middle of the English countryside where I was finishing off the new Inspector Graham.But two days before my flight to the UK, Covid visited my household. So instead of having a busy time travelling followed by a quiet time of writing and long walks, I have been sleeping a lot in my own bed and feeling like I've been run over by a truck. But c'est la vie, I am over the disappointment. I am fe...

What law enforcement tell me

Hey there! Counting down to my trip to the UK 🇬🇧. Lots of appointments, seeing friends before I leave, writing reminders for things that need to happen while I'm gone. I won't be back until Thanksgiving 🦃 in November and that feels like a long way away.A newsy newsletter this week . . .The Case of the Something SomethingNo, it still doesn't have a name – I'll have to brainstorm that shortly – but I did finish the latest revision last weekend and I commissioned the cover illustration. Sending ...

❤️‍🔥 Don’t these look cool? 👀

Hey there, It was so great to hear from so many of you last week about my jumble sale dress. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. It was fun to write.

I live in earthquake country, just a few miles from a fault line. These past few weekends I have been updating our emergency kit.

I'm a bit late on the update, most of the food expired years ago, but do you know, you can now get water that lasts fifty years! Wow. It is really strange to buy water that will last longer than I will.

This week, I have ...

A true story

Hey there, Something happened a few years ago. I wrote about it. It's cute. And completely true.A magical (and true) story

I moved to California on October 30, 1996. Virgin Atlantic flight VS019 arrived at SFO at 2:50 p.m. to be exact.

I sat in seat 49C.

Five years prior to that or maybe it was ten, I forget, I bought a dress from Marks & Spencer, a British high street chain.

It was a floaty, swingy, summer dress with tiny flowers printed on it.

I loved that dress. It was loose. I could gain a ...

Are the books appropriate?

Hey there!I hope you are doing well. I went for a lovely afternoon tea on Sunday with a friend who'd just had surgery. We ordered extra sandwiches because I love sandwiches. We didn't order extra scones though which I think was a mistake because I needed more sweetness and went mad in a bakery afterward.This week I have answered six new questions on my Ask Alison page.Ask Me Anything

Go to the Ask Alison web page to find out:

How, as an introvert, I handled moving to another country and rais...

No more pink cartoons

Hey there, I had dental treatment last week. I'm adjusting to my new mouth and grateful for pain medications and sedation and skilled dentists on the forefront. I'm not a fan of the dentist. And as I had been waiting in trepidation for over sixteen months for this treatment, I feel a little as though my life can start again.Today, news, a heads up, and a new puzzle!Did you know . . .

. . . That libraries and independent bookstores will order my books for you if ask them. Libraries usually love...

It’s been a while

Hallooooo! Gosh, it feels like I have been gone a long while. I hope you are doing well, and enjoying your summers. I've been hearing from some of you about your trips to Cornwall and Jersey. Seeing the photos makes me very happy.What I've been doing

I have been as busy as ever. My son graduated from university in mid-June, and we took a side trip to Los Angeles while we were at it. The Paramount Pictures studio tour was a highlight.

I'm not much interested in clothes but I pulled out the stops...