Blog - andrea montgomery

Records of paracetamol and Ibuprofen doses plus Calamine lotion... all attempts at controlling shingles pain.

Life

September 22, 2026

Shingles, it’s a Bitch

L ooking out from the kitchen window, I can see a large patch of green in the Mediterranean garden where…

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Amadeus is the black stallion used in the Lloyds Bank advert

Life

August 14, 2026

Getting Old

I can’t deny it any longer. I’m getting old. On Saturday, we went to The Taunton Flower Show. For one…

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Life

July 27, 2026

Britain’s North South Divide

If you’ve ever thought the concept of Britain’s north south divide was nonsense, the last week should have had you…

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Life Travel

July 14, 2026

The Yin & Yang of Totnes in Devon

Last week we visited Totnes in Devon, a place that has been significant in our lives for almost 30 years…

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My Reading List Writing

June 25, 2026

Helm by Sarah Hall

Helm by Sarah Hall is a singular, fascinating novel that, in its simplest form, tells the story of a wind.…

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Travel Writing

June 16, 2026

The Most Underrated Places in Europe

On Saturday we received a surprise delivery of Rough Guides’ The Most Underrated Places in Europe. We had spent the…

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Life Travel

May 26, 2026

If I Won A Million

‘Ask yourself a question: If I won a million, what’s the one driving motivation that would keep me coming into…

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Writing

May 12, 2026

Why Is It Taking So Long To Write My Novel

It’s a thought that lurks almost constantly on the sidelines of my mind: why is it taking so long to…

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Writing

April 23, 2026

What makes a reader pick up a book?

The question of what makes a reader pick up a book is crucial to its success or failure; as a…

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My Reading List

April 8, 2026

The Offing by Benjamin Myers

T he Offing by Benjamin Myers is one of those irrepressibly feelgood novels that elicits deep sighs and brings on…

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