“My” Chateau in France
“My” Chateau in France | France My Significant Items Travel Next March I will be heading to France to the Loire Valley with several of my writing friends for a week-long writers’ retreat. We’re looking forward to many writerly chats, boosting our word...
The painting that is my oldest memory
The painting that is my oldest memory | My Memories My Significant Items Painting My earliest childhood memory is from when I was a baby. Apparently, I cried all the time – probably because of the rude arrival of my brother when I was fourteen months old! My dad would...
A Treasured Book from my Childhood
A Treasured Book from my Childhood | Books I've Read My Memories My Significant Items I was always a voracious reader from a very early age. I seem to remember my dad – who was then a school teacher – teaching me to read to give some respite to my mum who by the time...
The Lady at the Fountain
Continuing my new blog series, featuring important items from my life. In the second of the series, I invite you to meet “The Lady at the Fountain”, who has sat on my mantelpiece for many years and has a special place in my childhood memories…