My Two Sisters, The Story

On January 15, 2020

Sometime between 1949-1950 a girl was born in Rudry in South Wales. We believe this is where the journey started. Then, on June the 10th, 1955, my twin sister was still born. Neither of their births were recorded. I found this strange to start with, but the registration of births and deaths was very hit […]

My Two Sisters, The Project So Far

On January 15, 2020

Every Sunday I review and complete my diary for the week on what information, research and people’s experiences that we have collected and somehow all play a part in the production of My Two Sisters. I am now onto my third desk top diary collating all these facts. It is fascinating to see the totally […]

2019 – The Year in Books

On January 15, 2020

The books lead us to Hong Kong and Asia, the big city World of finance, the new planet called Zoomberg and the animal kingdom with the Mangalitza twins. A very varied journey through life’s experiences and imagination. Killer in Manila This was the first book off the blocks in 2019 – a fictional story […]

The Evil Alien Carrot – The Book Launch

On November 25, 2019

Well finally the day arrived, the launch of Lola’s first book, The Evil Alien Carrot. Similar to great actors, authors, well junior authors, have to make a dramatic appearance. Unfortunately, Lola did not make that appearance. The night before she was taken ill by a mystery bug and there was big concern for all the […]

A Mystical Journey of Research for My Two Sisters

On November 6, 2019

The research for My Two Sisters has been varied, diverse and somewhat mystical. It has raised questions that have affected so many people and in such different ways. I knew the subject would affect a huge amount of people, it would give comfort to some and sarcasm from others, with a large majority of people […]

Tsunami Of Hate – It’s Only Fiction, I think

On September 4, 2019

This book has taken me over two years and seven months to complete. The time taken to explore the world of fund managers and the intricacies of social media took far longer than expected. The contributions of the pigs to the story needed no research, these details I was well aware of from looking after […]

Henley Royal Regatta 5th July 2019

On July 17, 2019

What a wonderful way to start the weekend. Good company and also good friends. The excitement was contagious not only with the racing but by the fact that Miss Nicola May, Amazon’s #No.1 female author had her new book launch that day of Meet Me At Cocklebury Bay. She kept us up to date with […]

The Young Faces Of D-Day Still Haunt Us All

On June 20, 2019

What an emotional week with the D-Day landings. The coverage was excellent, the scenes emotional. Quite unbelievable to even contemplate what was going through the young guys’ minds just before the beach landing. Some horrifying historical footage of their young faces haunted us all. It must have been hell. My father would never talk to […]

Marital Bliss In The Midst Of Brexit Arguments

On June 19, 2019

The D-Day landings have been publicised a huge amount recently as it’s been seventy five years since that historic day. With the presence of Mr Trump it appeared to show the importance the event had on the World not just Britain. Even France, President Macron showed his support for the British and American heroes. What […]

The Evil Alien Carrot Is Taking Shape

On June 18, 2019

Well The Evil Alien Carrot is starting to take shape. We have the story proofread and typed up. Some small errors but, can any of us spell correctly without the use of spell check? Well, Lola Grace has done it with just a pencil and rubber. Leaves me standing. We now have the core of […]