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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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Stravanan Bay beach, Bute

Travel

March 26, 2026

Walking Stage Two of The West Island Way

W alking Stage Two of the West Island Way may not have had the same spectacular views as we’d experienced…

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Adventure Travel

March 10, 2026

Walking Stage One of the West Island Way

W alking Stage One of the West Island Way on Friday bestowed some of the most spectacular views I have…

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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Life Writing

February 25, 2026

The Power of Words

T he power of words turned up at London’s Royal Festival Hall this week, wearing a tuxedo and waving enthusiastically…

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