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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Life, the universe & Monopoly
My weekend behind the green door (see Friday’s post here) was lovely, & as relaxing as it could be in a house where more than half the inhabitants (my daughters & my cats – a deadly team) think that nearly-almost-six-o’clock … Continue reading
The one that (nearly) got away…
An extra photo from my visit to Chantry High School, Ipswich, last Friday morning. Here’s me with Mr. Moseley, the long-suffering but very kind history teacher who had to sit through my talk twice: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it … Continue reading
Health food & brain-dribble
I admit it, I’m knackered. Any nutritionists reading this will be glad to know I’ve been boosting my energy levels whilst on the road with only the healthiest of snacks… Three talks were on the schedule for Friday. The first … Continue reading
A game of three halves
Today has been a game of three halves. Yes, somehow it was stuffed with more than was surely possible – and yet it all worked wonderfully. And this was thanks to the brilliant organisation of Jayne Gould from Ipswich Children’s … Continue reading
Squelching round Hampton Court
Bit of a steamy start to the day. No, not in that way. I checked out of my London hotel, & on my way to the tube had a tangle with one of these… …and then, by sheer strength of … Continue reading
Tappetty-tap-tap
I remember seeing some TV footage, it must be a few years ago now, of J.K. Rowling at work, finishing one of her Harry Potter books. She was working in a hotel room – to get away from distractions – … Continue reading
Mind the Gap… between writing and ‘performing’
A bright & early start this morning. I crossed London by tube, marvelling – as I always do these days – at how such dense rivers of people can push through the underground system at rush hour. For years I … Continue reading
Armed with a necklace…
Appropriate necklace for a writer, isn’t it? Self-referential, in a tongue-in-cheek way… At least, I hope it looks like a tongue-in-cheek way, rather than… ooh, what?… a pretentious way? (Oh, no – accessory anxiety! I see a whole new world … Continue reading
