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 …
More blue skies!
Another glorious day, so another excuse (not that I needed much) to head up onto Ragleth Hill again. Wonderful views stretching towards The Wrekin, some 20 miles away!
Onny Meadows
I’ve got a few words in the latest issue of BBC Countryfile magazine, which focuses this month on wild flower meadows. (Check out number 1 in the image above – …
Sizing Up Your Publisher
When it comes to finding a traditional publisher, does size matter? Simon Whaley chats to two writers about their experiences. On 1st July 2013 a new publishing conglomerate was born: …
Never A Straight Road
I’ve just published my novel, Blooming Murder. Hooray! (Well, it’s a hooray from me, because it’s been quite a journey.) Just like many authors, the road I thought this dream would …
Sunny South Shropshire
Finally, we’re getting some warmth in the sun, now the weather has dried up a bit and that cold easterly wind has dropped. So much so, that I went for …
Sunny Caer Caradoc
Well it showed up on my BBC WeatherWatcher page as an Editor’s Pick, but Shefali forgot to credit me when she used it in the evening broadcast 😢.
Soggy Snapper
Another uncredited image, but there’s no mistaking my shot from the slopes of Ragleth hill overlooking a very soggy Caer Caradoc. Weather presenter Rich Davis thought it was the perfect …