I’m doing Lace a la Mode‘s 365 Lifestyle Lolita challenge. Day One was to set a goal for my wardrobe. It’s a mess and hugely disorganised, I want to work out what I want to keep and what doesn’t hugely suit me. I also need to do a couple of zip repairs and could do … Read More

1. Get my latest manuscript out there in some form by the end of the year. 2. Lose the two stone I gained last year. 3. Get back up a mountain.

1.What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before? Cancelled a horror event with five hours to spare due to the venue being without electricity or running water – yes due to the substation flooding. 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 1. Nearly, … Read More

Today I went to a market held at an Equestrian Centre. Now this might strike you as foolish if you’ve ever heard my thousand and one tales about being allergic to horses.  I have been allergic to horses from as early as I can remember. I was about two, my parents put me on a … Read More

I’ve spent my evening lighting candles and remembering the dead. It’s been an oddly quiet sort of Samhain, no interruptions by children, just myself and the altar and my memories. Often I just light tealights, one for each of the dead, tonight I’ve done full blown candles and some of the married couples have had … Read More