I’m really enjoying the Thursday Doors photo challenge and have found, as I’ve looked through my photos, that I seem to have a ‘thing’ for doors, as I photograph so many of them. This week’s door is another beauty from Barcelona, but whereas my previous Spanish door was an example of Gaudi’s genius, this oneContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Barcelona”
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Wednesday Wander – St Albans Cathedral
I haven’t wandered too far today. I live close to the ancient city of St Albans, and a recent visit to the cathedral had me considering what it had once been like. The cathedral itself is mainly Norman, but is built from the bricks of Roman Verulamiam, once one of the most important Roman citiesContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – St Albans Cathedral”
Tangles
Today I am trapped in a thorny tangle of structure, as I pull apart the first few chapters of Hills and Valleys in an attempt to get them into some sort of order. The book is written, the plot set, and I have a (self-imposed) deadline to get the MS to my editor. All sorted,Continue reading “Tangles”
Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 8 – Charity Christmas Tree Topper Challenge
Hugh over at Hugh’s Views and News is always good for a photography challenge. However, this week’s challenge happens to be for a very good cause as well. For every Christmas Tree Topper posted in blogland between now and January 5, 2016, Hugh will be donating £1 to The Dog’s Trust (to a maximum ofContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge: Week 8 – Charity Christmas Tree Topper Challenge”
Fragments
Words fly away. At least, that’s how it feels once I get them on the page. Until then they bounce around in my head, solid fully-formed sentences waiting to be let out. I walk home with them, go out with them, wake up with them – I have no control over when they arrive. AllContinue reading “Fragments”
Thursday Doors – Number 28, Old Town
This week’s door is another one close to home. It’s the entrance to a building in our Old Town, which dates back to the 1500s. As you can see by the date, this door is a little newer, though with design nods to an earlier age. 1902 places it at the height of the ArtContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Number 28, Old Town”
Wednesday Wander – Balinese Temple
For this week’s Wednesday Wander, I’m travelling through space and time to a temple I visited the first time I went to Bali, sixteen years ago.We had arranged a driver while there and one day, when we told him we’d like to see a temple, he suggested that, rather than see one of the moreContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Balinese Temple”
City Of Dreams
Last night I visited the city again. A city without a name, yet one which I visit often and know well. Where a river runs through to the ocean and killer whales beach themselves on the shore, where a walk can leave you hanging at the edge of a perilous drop, and the only wayContinue reading “City Of Dreams”
The Chicago Files Holiday Blog Party – Next Saturday, December 12th!
Originally posted on The Chicago Files:
Just a little reminder that The Chicago Files Holiday Blog Party will be held right here at the ‘ol blog next Saturday, DECEMBER 12th! It’s extremely important to me that everyone be included, so I’m going to get the festive mood started at 5:00 a.m. Central Time, which is…
A Question Of Orbs
A few weeks ago, Hugh over at Hugh’s Views and News posted an image he had taken on the beach which featured a strange glowing orb. We ended up having a conversation in the comment section, as I had also blogged about a photograph in which I’d captured some unexplained phenomenon. I mentioned I hadContinue reading “A Question Of Orbs”
Helen Glynn Jones 