A besom, prononced bizam,is the Scottish word for a broom. You know, the sort of broom which is made up of twigs which are gathered together and tied around a handle. The favourite mode of transport for any self-respecting witch! … Continue reading
Way back in July, just after Gordon and Laura’s wedding, we were feeling a bit flat. You know what it’s like when you’ve had something to look forward to for ages and then it’s all over, there’s usually a sense … Continue reading
Last week when we were in Edinburgh visiting the Turner watercolour exhibition I took a few snaps of Princes Street. I don’t think we had been into the centre of the city since we went there with Peggy last May, … Continue reading
Kate Saunders of The Times says on the front of Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir ‘If you don’t cry at the end, you have a heart of stone’ So there you go, I have a heart of stone, in fact … Continue reading
After spending a night in Inverness we (Peggy, Evee, Jack and myself) went to visit Culloden battlefield which is nearby. It was the first visit for Peggy obviously but the rest of us had been there a few times before. … Continue reading
A conversation with Peggy (Peggy Ann’s Post) our visitor from the US about knickerbockers led to me mentioning the ice cream Knickerbocker Glory and I was surprised that Peggy didn’t know what I was talking about although I’m sure they … Continue reading
Voices in Summer was first published in 1984, which seems like yesterday to me but I had to remind myself that it is actually 30 years ago – amazingly. A few times in the book there is reference to a … Continue reading
When Anbolyn@Gudrun’s Tights first mentioned her Mary Stewart Reading Week I thought that it was a great excuse for me to re-read the Merlin books which I adored as a teenager yonks ago. Then I realised that my own copies … Continue reading