It’s the first Wednesday of the New Year, and time for my first Wednesday Wander. This week I’m heading to the green centre of Ireland, and an ancient fortress once home to kings. This is the Rock Of Cashel in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Cashel was, for centuries, the seat of the Kings of Ulster, andContinue reading “Wednesday Wander, Rock Of Cashel, Ireland”
Author Archives: Helen Jones
Book Of The Month – A Thousand Rooms – by Helen Jones @AuthorHelenJ
It’s the first day of the new year and what better way to start than as a featured guest over at Hugh’s Views and News! Hugh has chosen my book, A Thousand Rooms, as his book of the month (yay!), and so I dropped by to talk a little more about the story. Thanks forContinue reading “Book Of The Month – A Thousand Rooms – by Helen Jones @AuthorHelenJ”
Wishing Everyone A Happy New Year!
It’s the last day of the year and so, as is tradition, I’m taking a look back at my blogging year. Oh, I won’t be sharing stats or anything like that – rather, just revisiting some popular posts and summing up my 2016 blogging experience. For it has been an experience indeed! This year I’veContinue reading “Wishing Everyone A Happy New Year!”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Thirty – What I Wrote
Well, here we are, folks. The final day of the 30 Day Writing Challenge. To be honest, I don’t think I’ll take on a challenge like this again. I don’t mind the shorter ones, three quotes or five days, that sort of thing, but I found this one a bit much. Perhaps I don’t likeContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Thirty – What I Wrote”
30 Day Blog Challenge – Day 29 – One Hundred Years
It’s day twenty-nine of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: One Hundred Years. It’s also the second day I’ve been in bed with a rotten head cold, which is kind of a bummer. Streaming eyes and a stuffed up head are not that conducive to writing, or much else for that matter.Continue reading “30 Day Blog Challenge – Day 29 – One Hundred Years”
Wednesday Wander – If You Could Be Anywhere…
It’s Wednesday, so time for my usual Wander, and it’s also day twenty-eight of the 30 Day Writing Challenge. Today’s prompt is: If. Initially, I considered the Rudyard Kipling poem If, and doing a Wander related to that. But Kipling was so well-travelled I couldn’t really settle on one place, and unfortunately I’ve not yetContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – If You Could Be Anywhere…”
Impatience And Loss Beyond The Stars
When I was eight years old, my mother took my brother and I to see the new Star Wars movie. We were both immediately hooked. My brother had the toys; the light sabre, the Millennium Falcon, the X-Wing Fighter, the figurines. I know he wishes he still had them now. I loved the stories –Continue reading “Impatience And Loss Beyond The Stars”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty Six – Song
It’s actually Christmas Eve as I write this post, and I’m listening to Christmas music as I work. At the moment it’s John and Yoko’s Christmas carol – I think Mariah is up next. I often listen to music when I write – I find it can get me into a flow where the musicContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty Six – Song”
Remember
It’s Christmas Day. As you read this post I’m with family, probably eating, definitely enjoying myself. I lived away from my family for many years and missed a lot of Christmases, so now I make the most of being in the same country with (most of) them once more. And at Christmas time I remember.Continue reading “Remember”
Too Many – 30 Day Writing Challenge
It’s Christmas Eve, and also day twenty-four of the 30 Day Writing Challenge. Today’s prompt is: Too Many Now, the obvious thing to write about today would be presents- as in, is there such a thing as ‘too many’? If you asked my daughter I’m sure she’d say no. However, when I cast around forContinue reading “Too Many – 30 Day Writing Challenge”
Helen Glynn Jones 