Blog

All about changes to the blog, books to expect in 2023, and travel that’s happening (all very realistic plans, honest …).

It’s not just the bin she has to worry about. There’s a problem with names, too …

Discover just what the bins are up to in the first chapter of What Happened in London…

In which I have another shot at ruining 12 days of Christmas, as if I haven’t already done that enough …

A round-up of my reading in 2022 in characteristically disorganised but enthusiastic style, featuring pandemics, big bad wolves, and not-vampires.

A second instalment of fantastic French food, this time featuring crêpes and gougère. And cheese. Lots and lots of cheese.

Two easy recipes from France – soupe au pistou and mushroom risotto made with foraged mushrooms because life is amazing sometimes.

Seven wonderful things – and a plague of photos – about the south of France, and Antibes and Caille in particular.

A very photo-heavy list of fun things from the UK leg of the trip, including story settings for upcoming books.

A very serious look at the important ingredients in the reader’s life, because these things matter.