Sultry Snapper
For the past few days, the Welsh Borders have been under an Amber Heat Warning, so going for a walk has been an early morning or late evening activity. This …
Harbour of Herring
The July 2021 issue of BBC Countryfile magazine has my walk exploring Lower Fishguard. It’s a fab place, and there’s so much to explore in the town. If you’re in …
The Beck Bookended By Bridges
The July 2021 issue of Cumbria Magazine includes my piece titled The Beck Bookended By Bridges. It was while I was on holiday in the Lake District in 2020 (soon …
The Art of Advertising
Self-publishing is maturing. Ten years ago, we could upload our self-published books to Amazon and watch people buy them. There were far fewer self-published books back then, and Amazon worked …
Blooming Murder Blog Tour
Well, it’s going to be a busy first week of July, as Blooming Murder goes on a virtual tour! I’ve answered so many questions my head is spinning, but it’s …
Burway Books Signing
I am fortunate enough to have an independent bookshop in town, and the brilliant (if you want to know how brilliant, check out the shortlists for the independent bookshop of …
Shady Snapper
The weather has been a bit hit and miss recently, but as I set out for my stroll earlier today, the sun was beginning to break through. Despite the cloud …
Lovely Lake Vyrnwy
My feature about Lake Vyrnwy is in this week’s issue of The People’s Friend. Here are some more photos that weren’t used to accompany the feature (because they can only …
Let The Train Take the Strain
During the last 18-months most train lines have been quiet. But here in the Welsh Borders, they were never that busy in the first place, not when compared with the …
Poly-bag crop Snapper!
I don’t know about you, but round this way we have a lot of farmers growing polythene bags. Sometimes they can harvest huge numbers of them, especially the green ones …