It’s the first week of November and, for many of you out there, it’s also the first week of this year’s NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. (For those of you who don’t know, November is the month when writers around the world challenge themselves to write 50,000 words, or the best part of aContinue reading “How Does Your NaNo Grow?”
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Funny Little Bird Stone
I live in a landscape made of flint and chalk, tumbled like the bones of the earth within dark soil. Huge knobbly flints show up in walls from the smallest cottage to the largest cathedral, builders making use of what they had to hand. They lie in garden beds too, clogged with soil, strange shapesContinue reading “Funny Little Bird Stone”
Thursday Doors – Silves, Portugal
This lovely little door is set into a wall on an ancient street, directly across from a twelfth century cathedral that may have even earlier origins, in the town of Silves, Portugal. The street is sloping, as you can see from the line of the cobbles, and there is a view across red-tiled roofs toContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Silves, Portugal”
Wednesday Wander – El Morro, San Juan
El Morro, or, to give it its full name, Castillo San Felipe Del Morro, is a sixteenth century fortress guarding the entrance to San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico. Situated on a promontory at the entrance to the bay, the thick walls and 360 degree views give El Morro a commanding position.The fort, which is similarContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – El Morro, San Juan”
Helen Glynn Jones 