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Diary post.

24 October 2022 Well, the new computer has been up and running for a couple of weeks now, and I am used to all its foibles. My two newest projects are ready to be worked on and I feel OK about that. All the other things that I lost will take many months to sortContinue reading “Diary post.”

New Topic- Diary

Three weeks ago, my computer died. I didn’t have good backups, despite having promised myself that I would do a manual backup every week. I didn’t want to pay for extra cloud storage, which is why One drive wasn’t working amongst other things that seemed important at the time and that is the reason forContinue reading “New Topic- Diary”

Hot cars, hot pants and hot weather

July and August here have both challenges and delights. Pilgrims once confined to a narrow corridor through the old town now spill into every building that someone can convert into an albergue.Blocks of flats which stand partly empty through the winter months are full to bursting with city escapees who bought them for peanuts asContinue reading “Hot cars, hot pants and hot weather”

Broad Beans. Part 2

Broad beans part two. Wow. At last, I have got round to finishing the broad bean post and too late for most of you I imagine. The last of ours are hung in the barn ready for saving as dry beans.Today I’m going to share two ways of making a lovely dip with middle easternContinue reading “Broad Beans. Part 2”

Foraged Salad

Broad Beans Part one

Because it’s Easter week, Steve has had a few days to work in the garden. I walked up there at the weekend and the size of the broad bean plants alarmed me. Let me explain, last year we had a bumper broad bean crop. I struggle a bit with broad beans as a vegetable becauseContinue reading “Broad Beans Part one”

Creating a character

Given that characters are the most important element in a story, it is quite reasonable for the reader to wonder where the character came from. I certainly do whenever I come across a character who has made me laugh or cry. In a film, the writer depicts the character as ready-made. We like or dislikeContinue reading “Creating a character”

A little bit of hope.

As usual, not only those in the carnival parade wear fancy dress. It was cold enough for me to wish I had a panda onesie over my clothes. Over the last two weekends, we have seen a variety of carnival parades here in Galicia. In Sarria, we celebrated on Sunday, March 6 a little laterContinue reading “A little bit of hope.”

Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible

I am so sorry that there has been a lack of anything on this page. The website is undergoing a bit of reconstruction work and I will be back soon.

The End and a Beginning

Can you get so fond of characters that you don’t want to let them go? Well, in my case, yes you can. Alex Whittaker started out as a practice character. I had only ever written a short story before and I wanted to try something longer, so I created Alex, a character with a realContinue reading “The End and a Beginning”