The summer’s well and truly over if the weather and chilly couple of nights are anything to go by. Time,… Read more 30th September And so it Continues

Well quite a lot has happened since I last blogged: Harry left school for ever and had his leavers’ ball;… Read more 9/7/2019 Beginnings and Endings

Today is the day that I’ve at once been dreading and looking forward to for the last thirty four and… Read more Schools Out for EVER

That’s what we used to say up north on the first day of a new month. When I moved darn… Read more White Rabbits White Rabbits White rabbits 1st May

Its been quite a while since I blogged – last year in fact – so to anyone reading this –… Read more Happy New Year!

Big development since I last posted. The MA results were announced a day early (on the 10th December) and I… Read more 18/12/2018 Prague and Back Again

This time next week is a very important day in my world, not just because of the vote in the… Read more 4/12/2018 Only one week left to go!

I’m sitting here with a pile of books to read – recommendations from wonderful Twitter buddies from my call out… Read more 8/11/2018 PhD Propsals and Competition Shortlistings

This week has been full of other things than writing. Now the MA is all done and dusted I decided… Read more 22/10/2018 Grapes and People and Marching