Tag Archives: Christmas

Dragons and A Brand New Year

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a lovely holiday break 🙂 I know I’ve been a bit absent from the blogosphere this past month – I’ve had a terrible virus that stole my breath and sense of smell and taste, so Christmas wasn’t quite the eating festival I envisioned. However, I finallyContinue reading “Dragons and A Brand New Year”

Autumn Leaves and Winter Work

It’s Sunday evening. The sky is washed with eggshell shades fading to blue, my cheeks still tingling from being outside. The working week awaits… and yet, the working weekend has just finished. I’m currently deep into the final edit and formatting of Under Stone, book four in my Ambeth series, with a view to publishingContinue reading “Autumn Leaves and Winter Work”

#writephoto – Wall Hanging

I’m still writing up my weekend away with The Silent Eye, but thought I’d take a quick foray into this week’s #writephoto challenge, courtesy of Sue Vincent. ‘Is it a bit much?’ ‘We-ell–‘ ‘I mean, it’s nice and bright, isn’t it? The red and the green?’ ‘Yes, but–‘ ‘And that’s kind of Christmassy too, whichContinue reading “#writephoto – Wall Hanging”

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”

30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty One – Everybody (also, A Wednesday Wander)

It’s day twenty one of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Everybody. It’s also Wednesday, which means I’ll be taking a wander. However, in line with the prompt, this wander will be slightly different in that I’ll be trying to answer a question that just about everybody asks me, once they hearContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty One – Everybody (also, A Wednesday Wander)”

30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty – Supermarket

It’s day twenty of the Thirty Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Supermarket. I was going to write a little piece about how I have to go to the supermarket tomorrow, and how at this time of year it’s heaving with people pushing overloaded trolleys and looking perplexed, as though they’ve never been inContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty – Supermarket”

30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Nineteen – Walk Away

So, it’s day nineteen of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Walk Away. I’m starting to wonder why I chose to undertake a thirty day blogging challenge during one of the busiest times of the year. A time where there are lunches and dinners and drinks, shopping and cooking and work andContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Nineteen – Walk Away”