thrift is my name

I often trawl the charity/thrift shops and car-boot sales on a regular basis. In fact, it’s an important part of my life. I don’t know whether it came about because my grandma was a great make-do-and-mend person and this was passed down to my Mum also. It must be in the blood. I remember my [...]

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summer reads

One of the things I love about summer is all the reading I get to do. In winter, I love to curl up by the fire, cocooned in a blanket, and while away the dark evenings knitting, sewing and reading while sipping soothing, warm fruit/wine cocktails.
In summer, there’s no end to the choice of [...]

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Imogen Howson – winner of 2008 Elizabeth Goudge Award

Imogen Howson writes because she can’t help herself. Her passion is apparent within her creative writing. Also, Immi talks passionately about the subject. So much so, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to conduct this interview with her!
In July, 2008, at the RNA conference, Immi was presented with a trophy: winner of the 2008 Elizabeth [...]

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this good life

For years and years, I’ve always had that feeling we’re moving too fast. The evolution of technology has seen to that; mobile phones, computers, microwave ovens and many other gadgets to make our lives simpler and easier. But does it really?
One of my biggest peeves is that I am chatting with someone, their mobile phone [...]

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grown-up worlds

I’ve gone back to my childhood reading books as I tend do now and then. Famous Five, Secret Seven, Mallory Towers, St Clares and many others in these series of Enid Blyton books. I remember reading Peter and Jane books at school.
 

Also, most people of my age (in the UK) will remember the [...]

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