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April in Japan is usually hanami season (cherry blossom viewing) and seeing all the pink blossoms blooming in Northern Ireland has left me [...]
April 15, 2026
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The thing about working in a school, as I do, is that all your holidays are fixed; you get a week off for Halloween, two weeks for Christmas, a [...]
April 10, 2026
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This week, while off for Easter break, I had an opportunity to dress up as a medieval monk. Do I make a convincing medieval monk? Er, no. Apart [...]
April 4, 2026
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While doing a spring clean today I found my first writing certificate from when I was a kid. It was fun to take a trip down memory lane [...]
March 30, 2026
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Feeling a bit philosophical today, folks, and gearing up for a day of writing as I’m near the finish line of my latest novel draft that has [...]
March 25, 2026
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Yesterday at 2.45pm the Spring Equinox arrived. Hurray! Winter really felt like the longest slog, so I’m glad to see my least favourite [...]
March 21, 2026
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A lot of national holidays this week in three countries that are important to me: St. Patrick’s Day (Ireland, 17 March), Mother’s Day [...]
March 17, 2026
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How lucky are we to have a second month in a row with a Friday the 13th? Such a delight doesn’t often happen, so I’ve decided to run [...]
March 13, 2026
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Happy World Book Day and Happy World Obesity Day! As an author and an avid keto dieter, I’d love to share with you my novels that feature [...]
March 5, 2026
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Recently I went for coffee with a friend and among many things, we chatted about how we’re both weird. In my opinion there are two [...]
February 27, 2026