Hi, I hope February finds you well and happy. Here in Ireland the weather is surprisingly mild. The trees are budding, the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the frost is lurking ready to strike late. My childhood winters were spent in Essex,...

Hi, A Happy New Year, One and All Let's hope this year brings somewhat better tidings than the last. The ongoing COVID virus is still reaping its grim harvest, and escalating what has become a major social problem for many. My own grandchildren, havi...

Hi, As they say in Ireland, there's nothing sure in life except death and taxes... Well, today I'm in England, somewhat out of the blue. My 90-year-old mother has been waiting years for a hip replacement, becoming ever more disabled, in extreme pain,...

Hi, Huge apologies for not sending any free book offers last month. A lot of things happened over the last few months which have kept me busy and away from my own writing, including house renovations, editing work, and several tiring and expensive vi...

Hi, You are receiving this mail because you have probably acquired one of my books via a promotion. I send out an email once a month on average, with news of our life in Ireland, updates on my writing interests, and at least one link to a freebie or...

Hi, I hope you are keeping well.We have been to UK and back twice in the last couple of months, braving the heatwave and the confusing barrage of ever-changing COVID restrictions. My mother is nearly ninety, and my partner's mother had her 100th birt...

Hi, I hope you are keeping well. Do skip to the end for book offers if my burbles don't interest you. Also, if you wish to unsubscribe, there is a button at the foot of the email.Life here has been busy, as usual. I re-acquired my (now wobbly) grandp...

Hi, I hope you are keeping well, and content with your life.I had a milestone birthday yesterday, and I'm now officially retired! All those wasted years earning money to make other people rich are fast disappearing down the funnel of bad dreams. Onwa...

Hi, I hope you are well and happy. Here in West Cork, the sun is shining, the cherry tree is in blossom, and we have healthy rows of young veg started. Our son, a tree surgeon, has cut down an overgrown hedge that was threatening my precious greenhou...

Hi, The sunshine is out in Ireland, making everything so much more cheerful, although we are still getting hard frosts at night, which has halted the veggie-planting plans. But lockdown has gone down to the next level... I hope everyone is feeling po...