If you’re a fan of anything in the fantasy genre, you’re probably aware of “The Witcher”. The series started as books, then became video games, and now it’s a popular TV series on Netflix. I became familiar with “The Witcher”… Continue Reading →
William Wordsworth’s grave resides in the area he is synonymous with – the Lake District. As well as being born in Cockermouth, he also lived in three homes around Grasmere and Rydal. And his grave is in St Oswald’s churchyard… Continue Reading →
When you start writing, you probably come to it with a lot of preconceived ideas about what writing life will be like. And then you start writing for real and realise you may have been wrong about a few things…. Continue Reading →
Beatrix Potter is one of the most successful children’s writers of all time. She was also into conservation, science, and illustration. There’s plenty already written about Potter’s life, so I won’t try and shove it all in this blog post…. Continue Reading →
Hidden away in the Cairngorms, lies the Burn O’Vat, an ancient place once used by the notorious outlaw known as “Gilderoy”. Found in the Muir of Dinnet National Natural Reserve, this wonder of geology is only a short walk from… Continue Reading →
One of the things I like about exploring is finding out the history of a place – the stories it holds essentially. A case in point is Featherstone POW camp in Northumberland. When I looked into what happened there, I… Continue Reading →
I’ve been on holiday and found a bunch of new inspiring places to blog about. So be prepared for a deluge over the next few weeks. Let’s start by wheeling back in time to when the Romans ruled Britain and… Continue Reading →
Born Cicily Isabel Fairfax in 1892, Rebecca West was a writer, literary critic, and journalist, named “indisputably the world’s number one woman writer” by Time magazine in 1947. Both a CBE and DBE, she died in 1983. You’ll find Rebecca West’s… Continue Reading →
Spring has sprung. Traditionally this is the time of year for spring cleaning when we get ourselves sorted – or at least try to. A spring clean is about getting rid of old stuff, uncovering things we usually ignore, and… Continue Reading →
I love my laptop – I’m writing this blog post on it. I can certainly type fast, so for the most part it makes sense for me to write straight into it. But, there’s something to be said about writing… Continue Reading →
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