Drenching rains accompanied our tour round HRH the Prince of Wales’ intriguing garden at Highgrove but with so much to wonder at, we all kept going and completed the tour. Highgrove Garden made me think of the plot of a children’s book, quirky, fun, playful. At every turn there is a new surprise, like somethingContinue reading “Rain Soaked Odyssey of Delight Round Highgrove Garden”
Author Archives: SC Skillman
Great Time at the Sherlock Holmes Prom
Even lovers of Sherlock Holmes may have learned something new about the great man on Sunday 16 August at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Matthew Sweet, BBC Radio 3 presenter, and Mark Gatiss, actor, and co-creator of the Sherlock TV drama series, together presented a fantastic programme of music related to Sherlock Holmes. Mark Gatiss readContinue reading “Great Time at the Sherlock Holmes Prom”
Calais Refugees – re-blogged from Jaz O’Hara’s Facebook Post
Originally posted on Write to Inspire:
I wish more people would write like this. The British media and the majority of postings on social media just stir up anti, well anti-fellow-human-being feelings, if we are honest. This depresses me deeply. These are people! People like you and me. Put yourself in their place. How does that…
Away in the Lake District this week!
I’ll see you back on this blog on Monday 17 August. Right now I’m taking a break in one of the most scenic places in the world: England’s lovely Lake District.
People of Inspiration: JK Rowling
I’ve long admired JK Rowling, and not simply because she’s one of the world’s most successful contemporary authors. Although it’s true I love all the Harry Potter novels, and followed the stories as each was published, and saw every film as it was released, I have special reasons for finding JK Rowling a source of inspiration.Continue reading “People of Inspiration: JK Rowling”
Lance’s Coach Tour #6
Originally posted on Write to Inspire:
The voting is over and my passengers are boarding for the sixth grand coach tour. Welcome aboard! The front two seats are quickly occupied by Sheila and Colleen, who are all ready singing even before the expected arrival of Howard boards with his trusty guitar. Following her success with the…
My Reflections on ‘In Love With Greece’
On BBC Radio 4 on 26 July I heard Peter Aspden give his Point of View on Greece, especially in relation to the current financial crisis and the question that has been hanging over Greece’s continued EU membership. As I listened I found myself tuning in to the heart of what he was saying. I realisedContinue reading “My Reflections on ‘In Love With Greece’”
A Fresh Sense of Perspective From the Sea
Here are a few views from our recent visit to Eastbourne. Living as I do in the Midlands, I cannot help missing the seaside! There’s nothing like water – be it river, lake or sea – to make us feel open and free and to give us a fresh sense of perspective. Now I’m back inContinue reading “A Fresh Sense of Perspective From the Sea”
Progress on Marketing of A Passionate Spirit
I’ve just heard from Matador that my front cover for my new novel A Passionate Spirit is now approved, and I’ve just seen the final drafts of my marketing material for the novel. My “Advance Information” sheet will shortly be mailed out to retailers, library suppliers and local bookshops. My Press Release marketing will begin once copies ofContinue reading “Progress on Marketing of A Passionate Spirit”
Believing in Dreams
It is a dream… of what has never been… true, it has never been, and therefore, since the world is alive, and moving yet, my hope is the greater that it one day will be… dreams have before now come about of things so good… we scarcely think of them more than the daylight, thoughContinue reading “Believing in Dreams”
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