Here's a blog post about the beautiful settings for The Golden Girls' Getaway as they travel across the UK . I've included a few quotations from the book too...
Author: Judy Leigh
Veganuary plant power – is it just for one month?
As Veganuary draws to an end, here are my thoughts about plant-based trends
Meet the Cats
Meet my cats. All three of them. A real handful...
Emma’s sad story.
This is a blog post about how important it is to think about how we treat ourselves, and how we need to be a good friend to ourselves at all times.
My Two New Year’s Resolutions.
New Year Resolutions. I can't help being indecisive. But all that might change - or it may not...
Happy New Year! It’s in with the new…
Here's my blog post, reflectng on Christmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year...
On the importance of writing groups – and a short story.
My blog post is in praise of local writing groups. I can't recommend mine highly enough. And a short story. that I wrote for my last group...
Where are all the fabulous acting roles for older women, darling?
One of my characters in The Golden Girls' Getaway is Vivienne, an actor who is in her seventies. This blog post examines the sort of roles available to her as an older woman.
When neighbours become good friends…
I wrote The Golden Girls’ Getaway about three women, Vivienne, Mary and Gwen, who are neighbours in a house in London. Vivienne, 72, occupies the top flat, Gwen the ground floor, and Mary, the oldest resident at 80 years old, lives in the basement. Throughout the lockdown situation, they have become more supportive to each …
Travels and Tales in Wonderful Wales
It’s great to get away: even though I love my house and I have so many jobs lined up – electrics, oiling floors, fixing holes in ceilings, so much gardening (sighs!!) – it’s so lovely to take a break. It was Big G‘s birthday, and although I have several ideas for new books in the …
That quintessence of dust 