Well, it’s here! 2011. And a very happy New Year to you all. The bells rang, the pipes skirled, 80,000 people partied in the streets of Edinburgh to the thunder and shimmer of thousands of pounds worth of fireworks … and yes, it is worth saying, because the official celebrations have been cancelled before, and [...]
Ahah! My last blog for 2010. And inevitably one looks back over the year. The most stressful event? The decline and death of my mother. I’ve missed her very much over this Christmas period in countless little ways. But I’ve also been more acutely aware of what a wonderfully supportive family I have. Bless them [...]
I’m using this time waiting for the next two manuscripts to metamorphose into books to catch up on reading and to plot my next novel on organ/tissue donation and retention. Lots of thorny issues there. It’s been a good week for reading this week; I’ve had two whole days travelling. Eighteen uninterrupted hours. In the [...]