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The Osiriad: Isis and Osiris, the Divine Lovers

The research runs through a small library. My notes are a sizeable volume on their own… yet when it came to writing the Osiriad, I simply sat down and let it flow. It had been a project on my mind … Continue reading

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Autumn gold

It has been an emotional day. It started with a beautiful dawn, moving swiftly on to a bright and sunny autumn day… a memorable day for many reasons, both past and present. Well no, to be fair it had started … Continue reading

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Words and pictures

On the table beside me as always is a pile of books and manuscripts. Some I am waiting to read, some I am working with, and some I am currently working on… and trying to format the pictures for The … Continue reading

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The wheels turn

Well it has been an odd and busy day. There are a number of things I need to catch up with after the past few days, but today I had appointments. Including the ophthalmologist, who seemed to take way too … Continue reading

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The soggy hobbit

Yep. I’m going to have to share 🙂 Today I watched through tears as my son and his little Faith were married. Faith looked beautiful, something said about all brides, of course. But in this case it was simply true. … Continue reading

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Coffee with sugar

Time for a coffee break. It has been another busy day. There have been a lot of them lately. Not that this is anything unusual in itself… but recently the busyness has been tightly focussed. The entire kitchen seems to … Continue reading

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Who you gonna call?

It had rained, heavily, all night. The driven droplets had battered against her bedroom window, keeping her awake. She liked storms and had lain there listening to the crash of thunder, seeing the small room illuminated in ghostly flashes before … Continue reading

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“You should write that…”

On a day when my son is in Singapore with his fiancée and her family, where they have recently held the traditional tea ceremony for their upcoming marriage, I could not help going back through my diaries and letters to … Continue reading

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Bursting

I have been dying to write this post… Imagine the house hobbit bouncing up and down with glee… and a Mum prouder than you can imagine… and a heart full to bursting. You know my eldest’s son’s story…how, four years … Continue reading

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The Mummy curses

There has been much written about the curse of the Mummy. I cannot comment on the historical ones, but can assure you that at least one was doing a fair bit of cursing Friday in a small Buckinghamshire village. After … Continue reading

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