Review: SIEGE, by Richard Foreman, Sharpe Books, ISBN: 9798607084271
This is a great little book. Richard Foreman is a writer who is as happy in Roman Britain as he is in Medieval Antioch, as this story shows. The only thing that matters to Richard is that there are deeds of derring do aplenty! The story begins during the siege of Antioch, the “Siege” of … Continue reading
2020 – A New year!
A new year is always a time to take stock, to think about things, and plan and scheme! This year is going to be one of change for me. I’ve finally taken back the rights to half my books from Simon and Schuster and will be working with a number of other publishers to market … Continue reading
2nd in #BloodyMary series: A MURDER TOO
2nd in #BloodyMary series: A MURDER TOO SOON – and Jack is sent to Woodstock to murder a lady-in-waiting. When she dies, he is suspected – but he’s innocent. How can he prove it? @SevernHouse https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Too-Soon-mystery-Bloody-ebook/dp/B074CLRMPF/ref=pd_cp_351_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B074CLRMPF&pd_rd_r=7d4e3d94-cc8b-11e8-819b-196af8858ff7&pd_rd_w=htgUP&pd_rd_wg=7vUQn&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=0ca7ef78-a9c4-4935-a8ff-59221f1ded3e&pf_rd_r=7W01XCHPG3DX003B4PJJ&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=7W01XCHPG3DX003B4PJJ
The first chance I’ve had to paint in a
The first chance I’ve had to paint in a year. So I thought I’d do a nice, local scene: the Finch Foundry, a National Trust site that’s full of waterwheels and hammers!
Rationalising!
This is a curious time – one of great potential with a couple of new projects, but also one in which I have to try to rationalise what I do. That sounds rather pretentious put like that – but it really isn’t. You see one of the projects, which I have mentioned before, is that … Continue reading
Libraries – Protecting From Fake News
In recent years libraries have been squeezed tightly. Since the banking crisis of 2008, all levels of government have seen budgets cut. One of the first areas of constraint to be seen was that of libraries. It appeared that no politicians, no civil servants, whether nationally or locally, were prepared to argue for the defence … Continue reading
Friends For One TOM
Another week begins. This has been a lovely weekend, spent with my daughter in Derbyshire, where we joined the Mortons for a get-together. The Jecks family and Mortons have been friends for many years. It all began in the 1920s, when Don Morton and Peter Jecks went to primary school. It was to be the … Continue reading
April 26th – Not A Good Day
I have some friends – yes, all too few, I know – who used to own the once-wonderful and eccentric Evesham Hotel. When they sold the place, they had a book which they knew I adored: it was a book of events, listed by date. Very kindly, they gave it to me. There are some days … Continue reading
Old Friends, Old Jobs!
Here’s hoping that you had a great Easter break. I was delighted on Good Friday to have an old friend, Sharon Thomas, turn up with her husband for a short walk and lunch. Sharon and Clive were friends from my days at Wordplex, which was a horribly long time ago now. We first met in … Continue reading
Sad To See Them Go!
A strange thing, to sell off old toys from my childhood. But yesterday I sold off a cowboy figure and two knights (one black, one silver, naturally). Like Action Men, they are all one foot tall, and their selection of weapons was quite well made and designed. The Action Men will also be going to … Continue reading
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