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Monthly Archives: December 2015
OUT with the OLD – and IN with the NEW!
These were my New Year Resolutions for 2015 . . . And this is how I did . . . I have written most of my second novel, entitled “Knitting Can Walk”, and I have the plan for the rest … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Personal, resolutions
Tagged 2016, blogging, health, novel, resolutions, running, weight
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My Fourth and Final Tattoo
Yesterday, on 29th December 2015, my son, Dave, inked my skin for the fourth and final time. It was his birthday present to me for my 60th, which I celebrated two weeks ago. I have always planned to have four. … Continue reading
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Foolproof Designs
This is my Christmas week contribution to Silver Threading’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday and Ronovan Writes‘ BeWoW (Be Writing on Wednesday). I am a great admirer of Douglas Adams. He shows great insight, originality and humour in his science fiction books … Continue reading
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Tagged BeWoW, douglas adams, mostly harmless, Writer’s Quote Wednesday
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A Doubtful Sound
This evening, I am at The Louisiana in Bristol with a few friends and family, and a big bunch of fans of A Doubtful Sound. My grandson, Ollie, is the drummer. It is ear-splitting Rock, but good quality. They are … Continue reading
Blogging – One Year Later
I officially started my blog on 16th November 2014, but the original objective was to raise visibility of my debut novel, Eleven Miles, which was published on the 16th of December. Since then, I have made so many good friends … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Blogging101, Writing
Tagged blogging, blogging101, coach tour, eleven miles, elevenmiles, Howard Loring, humor, humour, kublai khan, Lance Greenfield, marco polo, quotes, resolutions, shangdu, stonehenge, time travel, titbits, Writer’s Quote Wednesday, xanadu
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Age and Enthusiasm
Today I celebrate my sixtieth birthday. When I was at school, a thirty year-old looked very old to me. Today she looks very young. I don’t feel as if I am sixty. I feel as full of enthusiasm for life … Continue reading
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Tagged age, aldous huxley, author quotes, Be Wonderful on Wednesday, enthusiasm, genius, kublai khan, marco polo, quotes, Writer’s Quote Wednesday
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Lance’s Coach Tour #7
It seems to have been a very long time since our last tour, when we visited Queen Boudica as she prepared to go into battle, but it is really only a single click on the control for my newly installed … Continue reading
Posted in birthday, coach tour, time travel
Tagged china, coach tour, ghengis khan, khan, kublai khan, marco polo, mongolia, shangdu, silk, spice, time travel, xanadu
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Review: The Last Kingdom
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars The graphic descriptions in this book, some of them very violent and gory, others depicting the smells and sights of the ninth century, are wonderful. They do what … Continue reading
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Tagged bernard cornwell, book review, king alfred, last kingdom, northumbria, saxon, uhtred, viking, wessex
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