
A Festive, Dragonish Short Story Read-Along
A short festive tale from the world of Beaufort Scales and Toot Hansell, featuring dogs and dragons and a little too much mulled wine …

Life Lessons on a Baking Bad Anniversary
Three years ago this month – yesterday, in fact – Beaufort Scales ambled out into the …

Coming Up Roses – Chapter Two
There’s a fine line between ‘eccentric’ and ‘a danger to oneself and others’.
And that line may just lie with the body in the freezer …

Coming Up Roses – Chapter One
Nothing’s looking too rosy in Toot Hansell this spring …

Rose’s Lemon Shortbread Recipe
Shortbread is not the sort of biscuit that inspires me. It’s not soft and chewy inside…

July reading – DNFs, telepathic tigers, & Nordic anti-noir
As much as I love travelling – and how strange it’s been to know for quite a while…

Game of Scones: Chapter Two
Bribery. Corruption. Murder.
Who said local politics were boring?

October Reading & New Paperbacks!
Lovely people, you may have noticed me mention (you know, here and there…

Game of Scones: Chapter One
Murder, mayhem, and old secrets come to light in the Yorkshire Dales – with dragons, of course.

Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe for Happiness
I considered adding up how many times I mentioned lemon drizzle cake in the…