Warning: no writing if it’s warm

Is it Sun-day?
Is it Sun-day?

Warm weather is great. It means that most of my spare time can be spent outside without the need for wearing thick, heavy clothing or crinkly waterproofs. However, warm weather is definitely not good for one particular thing, and that thing is writing. Continue reading

Idyllic France (in 198 words)

What a grape view this is
What a grape view this is

It is deepest mid-winter; the wind is howling, the rain is lashing against the window and an early darkness is rapidly descending in the late afternoon of a gloomy Britain. The conditions outside are a world away from the long, carefree days of a hot French summer in the serene Gironde countryside. Continue reading