Ducie’s Diary: February
I know February is the shortest month, but it’s only by a day or two, especially this year, so why does it only seem about two weeks since I was…
September’s Pot Luck Club
Welcome to this month’s Pot Luck Club, a round-up of writerly bits and pieces. It’s a wet and windy time here in Devon at the moment, as it is in…
August’s Pot Luck Club
Welcome to this month’s Pot Luck Club, a round-up of writerly bits and pieces. It’s Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK; which means, of course, that the sun has…
March’s Pot Luck Club
Welcome to this month’s Pot Luck Club, a round-up of writerly bits and pieces. It only seems like a couple of days since I wrote last month’s copy. But if,…
Elizabeth Reads…Old Mythology and New
After last month reviewing two books by the same author, Kate Atkinson, I now return to pairs of authors connected by theme or genre. And this month, I’m talking about two…
Elizabeth Reads…Books That Made Me Smile
This month, I’m reviewing two books that made me smile and, in one case, laugh out loud. Two great reads, and I gave both of them 5 stars. One of…
Read, Reflect, Review…
You know how sometimes a topic seems to crop up in lots of different places at the same time? Well for the past few days, everywhere I turn, I…