My thoughts about books, writing, life and so many other things….Judy Leigh/ Elena Collins.
Back at the end of February, I went to Poole for the LLPP launch event in Poole, Dorset. It’s a project promoting the sale and use and availability of large print books, making reading accessible to everyone. I’m a great lover of libraries. I visit them all the time. I’m so lucky to be the …
You remember a few weeks ago when I was deliberating the question of which famous personality I’d choose to go on a Valentine’s date with, and I couldn’t think of anyone at all? I ended up spending my hypothetical romantic evening with Pikachu, or someone completely inappropriate, because I couldn’t think of a suitable partner. …
Continue reading Remember the search for a Valentine’s Date? I’ve Changed my Mind.
I was seventeen, and a woman in our little Oxfordshire village, Sue Monks, (*) asked me to babysit her two children one Saturday night while she and her husband went out. She promised me a few pounds for it. So naturally I said yes. Her two brown haired kids were called Lucy and Sarah. They …
Continue reading A True Story. Not for those who have bad dreams…
I don’t really care about Valentine’s Day. I’m not bothered about the commercial aspect of any of those occasions, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a total party girl. I love to celebrate. Big G just got a new job. I just sold a million books. Celebration time, come on! But …
Continue reading The Big Valentine’s Dinner Date. If you could choose anyone, who would you invite?
Now Valentine's Day has gone for another year, here's a short story I wrote in a few minutes for our local writing' group a week ago. The story's not really going anywhere yet. It's just a bit of fun. The Valentine Card February the fourteenth was just another day. David did what he always did …
Just a short blog from me today, as I’m currently up to my ears in edits and new novels. Even though I’m writing ahead of deadlines, I have a new story on the go and I’m editing The Cornish Witch and The Silver Ladies Seize the Day. Check out the blurb on Amazon. I think …
I’ve never told anyone this story. It’s not the most pleasant or impressive story in which I feature, and I’m not proud of myself. I was young – that’s my only excuse. It begins with my dad in his arm chair shouting: ‘There’s a bloke at the front door for you. He looks like a …
Do you get lots of books as presents for Christmas? I’m lucky – I got a bumper bundle this year and it’ll last me a couple of months. I read all sorts of books, for pleasure, for research, to extend my own skills. And this past week, I’ve read two absolutely brilliant books I’d love …
Today’s blog post is about the cold. This month has been freezing. Baltic. Icy. I mean electric blanket at night sort of freezing. Scarf and gloves and extra socks during the day freezing. I don’t care how silly I look in that bobbly tassel hat with Amsterdam knitted on it as long as it keeps …
So, as many of you know, a stray cat turned up in my back yard last June and lived outside for a while in the old barn where we keep G’s rusty wrecked cars. He was shy, nervous even, but his hunger got the better of him and I started to feed him. He’s a …
That quintessence of dust 