Author Archives: Helen Jones

Hugh’s Photo Challenge Week 11 – Rust

I’ve written about this object before. We found it on a beach in Ireland, just a little way around from where I photographed my rock face. We’d decided to climb along the rocks at the water’s edge to a small cove we could see in the distance. It turned out to be a fairly challengingContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge Week 11 – Rust”

The Joy of Synopses

Well, I’m being a little sarcastic, in case you hadn’t guessed. It’s no secret how much I love to write, but there are some things I enjoy writing far less than others. One of those things is the dreaded author bio – it’s such a fine line between sounding interesting and sounding like a tosserContinue reading “The Joy of Synopses”

#Thursday Doors – Marine Building, Vancouver

This week’s door is a revolving door from the Marine Building, located at 355 Burrard St, Vancouver. Built in 1930 in the Art Deco style, the Marine Building was the tallest building in Vancouver until 1939, and for a brief time was the tallest building in the British Empire. It is currently used as privateContinue reading “#Thursday Doors – Marine Building, Vancouver”

Wednesday Wander – Silves Castle, Silves, Portugal

Today has been icy cold, a real change from the springtime promise of earlier this week. So, as a little escape from the cold and grey, my Wednesday Wander this week is to Silves Castle, one of the best-preserved Moorish castles in Portugal. The castle was constructed between the 8th and 13th century, when SilvesContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Silves Castle, Silves, Portugal”

#BlogBattle – Silver And Black

One of the things I enjoy about blogging is the number of challenges offered by bloggers throughout the community. For writers there’s everything from sixty second flash fiction to short story competitions, and photographers could post something every day of the week and never run out of different blogspirations. One writing challenge I’ve noticed isContinue reading “#BlogBattle – Silver And Black”

White Rabbits

The first day of February has blown in blustery and clear, hints of blue in the swirling grey clouds. Temperatures here have been unseasonably warm for some time, daffodils and snowdrops appearing much earlier than usual, yet today feels more like Spring than any other so far this year. Our neighbour’s tree, still holding aContinue reading “White Rabbits”

Hugh’s Photo Challenge – Week 10 – Faces

This is for Hugh’s Weekly Photography Challenge, with this week’s theme being Faces. But not faces where you would expect to find them – rather, faces that appear unexpectedly. Like this rock. I found it on a beach in Ireland, on the northwest coast where the Atlantic rolls in and the rocks are filled withContinue reading “Hugh’s Photo Challenge – Week 10 – Faces”

New Release – Brothers In Arms by Melissa Barker-Simpson

I met Mel, aka Melissa Barker-Simpson, at last year’s Blogger’s Bash in London. I was already a fan of her blog and her writing, so it was lovely to put a face to the name and meet her in person. She’s just released her latest book, Brothers In Arms, and I have to say, IContinue reading “New Release – Brothers In Arms by Melissa Barker-Simpson”