Hi Hello again from Sydney, where the rain has finally started to abate. Today is the first truly sunny day in a long while, and I celebrated with a walk this morning along the river nearby. It’s amazing how much a blue sky lifts the spirits!You may...

Hi A quick hello from a very wet Sydney (again) to all my friends and readers, and a very warm welcome to new subscribers. In just over a month Out of the Ashes will be released! To celebrate, and because everyone likes a discounted bo...

Hi Hello to all my readers and friends around the world and a very warm welcome to new subscribers who may not have heard from me until now. For that I apologise unreservedly – life has been somewhat chaotic in recent months and an unnoticed failure...

Hi As we settle into chilly autumn here in Australia, I’m sure most of you are enjoying the longer days and warmth of spring. One of the things I miss most about England is the transition of the seasons – it happens here of course, but it isn’t so dr...

Hi Those of you who follow me on social media may have seen that a couple of months ago we were flooded out of our Sydney house. Luckily for us, it was rented and we’ve now moved to a lovely new place in a different part of the city, close to the riv...

Hi It’s been a while, and I’ve been busy editing Out of the Ashes, which heads off to my editor in a couple of weeks. It’s always a slightly nerve-wracking time – fingers crossed he doesn’t find anything too major that needs changing! I’m quietl...

Hi Merry Christmas! The mince pies are in the oven, I’ve finished my day job for the year and the family is all together for the first time in a long while. I’ve also submitted the last of this semester’s assignments for the health management course...

Hi Today’s newsletter contains lots of good news. It’s almost summer here in Sydney, lockdown is finally over, and I have reached the end of the first draft of my new novel at last. Set mostly in rural England in World War 2, it’s called Out of...

Hi Hello from Sydney in spring where it can’t decide what season it wants to be! 28 degrees Centigrade one day, 10 the next. But the trees and flowers are all in bloom and the sky is mostly blue, so I really don’t have much to complain about. Althoug...

Hi  Since I last wrote I’ve moved into a new house – it’s two doors up the road from the old one, and newly refurbished with a little garden and a driveway to park in. The place already feels like home, and the dog has stopped looking confused a...