by budedawnadmin | Apr 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
At Shaw’s Corner … There is something fascinating about seeing exactly where noteworthy writers crafted their works, as if we can absorb some o their creative genius from the ether, so a visit to the home of George Bernard Shaw (GBS), winner of a Nobel...
by budedawnadmin | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here’s one written when my mother was still alive and which I’ve since updated …the experience I describe here became a distant memory as my mother’s vascular dementia progressed. Dementia is a demon who created a woman I disliked, dreaded seeing, but felt...
by budedawnadmin | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
I wrote this some time ago (Feb 2019) but it seems more pertinent now. Don’t worry, I’ve not gone all trendily ‘hygge’ but when the weather turns cold and the nights are dark, then staying in hugely appeals to me. If I’m writing a book, I...
by budedawnadmin | Mar 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Coronavirus started out as a problem in Wuhan, China. The latest research jointly conducted by researchers such as South China Agricultural University, Professor Shen Yongyi, and Professor Xiao Lihua, shows that the pangolin (a form of ant-eater) is a...
by budedawnadmin | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
This info comes from a slender pamphlet called “Farthest From Railways: An Unknown Corner of Devon” by R. Pearse Chope, originally written in 1934. It seems Hartland Parish, despite being one of the largest in Devon, amounting to 17,000 acres in size, is too...
by budedawnadmin | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
With the help of Bude & Beyond IT guru and friend, Rob Wilcox, who is brilliant at this techie stuff, I have been practising with podcasts. The first is a little about me and my forthcoming book. The second is top of the head stuff about creative writing, notably...
