History and Holidays

Earlier this month, we spend six nights in Willerby, an East Riding village. Travelling by bus and train, an experience in itself, we visited two seaside resorts, Brid(lington) and Filey. There, and in Hull bus and rail hub, we came across stories of the past told in...

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024

Meddling Fiend – Nicola Turner   One of the summer’s highlights for me is the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. It hadn’t registered with me till my niece, Rachel, had a piece accepted in 2015 and I went with my sister to admire...

Finding my way

I like gardening. I love being outside – not quite in all weathers, but most. I prefer a moist soil in which weeds are easily removed, plants dug in and seeds sown. That rarely happens, but it’s a joy when it does. In suitable gear I can find something to...

On the margins

When my novel was published in 2016, the display in the local Waterstones was of Monty Don’s Nigel: my family and other dogs. On the day of the launch, copies of A Time for Peace were available on the front table. I made a poster inviting potential readers to...