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Lovely Ledbury

10 December, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

It’s double-issue time at The People’s Friend this week, with a bumper 144 pages in this week’s issue (dated 8th[…]

Business of Writing – Volume 2 launched

29 October, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Another two years have passed, and so I’ve just published the next collection of articles from my Writing Magazine column. The[…]

Shefali Spotlights Snapper Simon

4 October, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

My first time up Ragleth Hill today since I slipped over and banged my head, leading to concussion, and it[…]

The Tale/Tail That Keeps Wagging

27 September, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Every six months I get my royalty statement from hatchette, and every six months I’m always astounded by the fact[…]

Rainbow Snapper

21 September, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

You should never put yourself in danger when taking a photograph. And I didn’t, when I snapped this rainbow above[…]

Ffotograffydd Simon

21 September, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Last week I took myself off to Pembrokeshire – a popular destination for those of us who live on the[…]

Snapper Sunset

7 September, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

I nipped out for a short walk before dinner and managed to take a photo of the Long Mynd from[…]

Mesmerising Mynd

30 August, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

After some rather dull and dreary days, the sun finally made an appearance today. So in the early evening, I[…]

Snapper Simon Snaps Soft Sunset over South Shropshire Slopes

21 August, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

I had a rather surreal experience late yesterday when I was walking back from my evening stroll. A gentleman passed[…]

Rickman Reveals

6 August, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Last Friday, as part of the Church Stretton Arts Festival, I went to a talk by Phil Rickman, author of[…]

Barking, Again!

28 July, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Woof, woof! Following the recent acquisition of the Bluffers Guide series by Haynes Publishing, I’m delighted to say that the[…]

Joanne Harris Shares Letter

22 July, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Further to my open letter to the directors of Ti Media, publishers of Woman’s Weekly, the other week, I was[…]

Gaer Stone Snapper

18 July, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

I did one of my usual walking routes this evening, and there’s a spot on the local lane where there’s[…]

An Open Letter to the Leadership Team at TI Media.

13 July, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Dear Marcus Rich, Sam Rich, Andrea Davies and Angela O’Farrell, I used to hold Woman’s Weekly in high esteem.[…]

Sunset Snapper

11 July, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Went for a walk this evening, up onto Ragleth Hill. The setting sun was glorious as the clouds gathered. (Still[…]

Congratulations, Kate!

8 July, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

Many congratulations to my agent, Kate Nash, who’s been selected as one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2018. To[…]

Spouting Snapper Simon

23 June, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

A day trip to Witley Court in Worcestershire led to Snapper Simon’s latest WeatherWatcher photo … of the fountain at[…]

Snapper Simon’s Shropshire Summer Solitude

4 June, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

At the end of Ragleth Hill, the vista across South Shropshire is absolutely glorious. Not an electricity pylon in sight,[…]

Snapper Simon Soaked

25 May, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

The forecast for today wasn’t great. I had to go to Shrewsbury (to drop my tax paperwork off at my[…]

Shropshire Federation of WI Creative Writing Workshops

11 May, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

A couple of weeks ago (I’ve been away and this has been my first opportunity to post something!) I was[…]

Cumbrian Snapper Simon

7 May, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Even when I’m holiday, I’m still looking for great BBC WeatherWatcher photos, and last week, while on holiday in the[…]

Inaugural Telford@50 Write Now Right Now Literary Festival

15 April, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders

I was lucky enough yesterday to be involved in the inaugural Telford Write Now, Right Now Literary Festival, which took[…]

Snapper Simon Snaps Shropshire Spring Sunshine

29 March, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

I thought that cloud over Ludlow looked menacing! It seems Shefali thought so too. It does look reminiscent of April[…]

Snapper Simon Snow Smidgen

23 March, 2018 simonwhaley Snapper Simon

Here in the Welsh Borders we’ve still got some snow hanging about. If you look carefully on this BBC WeatherWatcher[…]

Snapper Simon Playlist on YouTube

16 March, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

A selection of my Snapper Simon appearances on the BBC. 😜

Pilgrimage to Plymouth

16 March, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

Simon Whaley enjoys a journey around this delightful Devonshire City. ‘Climb the oak tree,’ says the tourist guide, ‘but[…]

Firth of Flowers

16 March, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

Check out the April issue of BBC Countryfile magazine for my Firth of Flowers piece in their Great Days Out[…]

Coast … ing Along

27 February, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Features, Landscape/British Travel

Check out my feature in the April 2018 issue of Coast magazine, packed full of ideas of what to do[…]

Freezin’ February

27 February, 2018 simonwhaley Blog from the Borders, Snapper Simon

Well, the Beast from the East is approaching, apparently, but that’s nothing that unusual for us here in the Welsh[…]

Understanding Your ALCS Statement

11 February, 2018 simonwhaley Features

I love this time of year. March is when we get our free money from the ALCS. Free money? Oh,[…]