When you break a limb, there’s a coarse white material they stick on the skin that wraps itself around you and helps heals you from the inside out. Having just gone through a wrist break of magnificent proportions, I pledge allegiance to my stookie. A stalwart, linchpin that was there… more

Well, it wasn’t quite the woods but I was surprised to see a cardboard stag on the wall of Central Library in Edinburgh while attending a picture book workshop. The venues for our SCBWI meetings are certainly getting more and more interesting! Listening to the wonderful Elizabeth O Delumba as… more

Congratulations on your 4th birthday, my trusty blog. You are no longer an empty theme waiting to be updated. You are now filled with words, pictures, anecdotes and smiles. Long may your steady posts bring joy and amusement to the plethora of readers that come back and visit you every… more