Then the unexpected happened. I fell down a rabbit hole. I really did. When I climbed out I was in Cornwall with four magical friends called The Seal Sisters. We talked, sunbathed, swam, ate crab sandwiches, and talked a lot about food and writing. I sat in the sun and rested my eyes. I have … Continue reading
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Lilacs by Lynda Waterhouse
Here is my lilac mood board. Inspired by a lilac bush in a shared garden in South London. I use the term garden loosely. It is a patch of ground paved over in the 1960s, so the story goes, because the space was used as a battery dump during the Second World War and the … Continue reading
Mr Deeds Goes To Town
I love film. Sitting in a cinema watching a silent film with live music is my favourite thing to do. It always feels like I am travelling back in time. The next best film experience is watching a black and white film from the 1930s or the 1940s. You can’t beat a screwball comedy with … Continue reading
Shakespeare Week
I know it has only been two shakes of a lamb’s tail since it was Book Week and some of us have only just packed away our World Book day outfits but now is the time to brush up your Shakespeare because this week is Shakespeare Week! 2016 also marks 400 years since the … Continue reading
The Sphinx Clock
I run creative writing sessions at a place called The Wallace Collection in London. The Wallace Collection is open seven days a week and is FREE!! The creative writing sessions are also free to schools and colleges so mention it to your teachers. It is a magical place filled with art, ceramics, furniture, clocks and … Continue reading
Bossy Boots
When I was a girl growing up in Oldham if you were too outspoken or sought to take the lead you ran the risk of being called a bossy boots .This label was rarely applied to boys. The put down taught you that by speaking up, expressing an opinion or attempting to take the lead … Continue reading
Girl chopping Onions
The current exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, is called Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the age of Vermeer. If you get a chance go along and take a look. Better still get your ticket stamped on the way out so that it turns into a free year pass with unlimited … Continue reading
I Love Paris
The Mystery of The Three Faces
Here is a mystery for you to solve. A story that only you can write. Take a look at these three faces… Only trouble is you can’t see the three faces because my laptop is playing up. So you are going to have to close your eyes…and visualise . There are three figures standing … Continue reading
Riviera Style
Last Friday I went to the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey to see Riviera Style. The exhibition celebrated the clothing worn in and by the sea and how clothing design, fabric and attitudes to exposing the body have changed since the nineteenth century. The moment I put on my swimming costume I am filled … Continue reading
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