The beach is Mae's happy place. No associations to an old, vulnerable Tim. I stopped going as I didn't want him to hurt his joints over the stones. He was such a strong dog, emotionally & physically, it must have been such a worry for her as he aged. Lovely to see her so happy.

Bluebell spectacular

After a scary night of storms, Mabel votes for no more thunder! #thunderstorms #Survivor #bordercollies

I'm delighted to say, this little beauty has had a second print run. Here's the link, if you haven't already snapped up a copy valleypressuk.com/shop/p/chalk-t…

My collection has been out for almost a year! I’m hugely grateful for all the support. Thanks to everyone who bought a copy and everyone who said nice things about it! It means a lot! If you'd like a copy, you can buy it directly from Salt Books or all the usual places!

OMG, Disco at the Proms....absolutely fantastic. Wish I'd been there BBC Proms #discodancing #discoheaven #myyoungerdays

Fantastic walk up to Littlewood Lookout this morning. Spotted 2 deer grazing on the airfield on our way back down. That made my day. Love the South Downs South Downs National Park South Downs Ranger #amwalking

I'm never travelling by train again and definitely not overnight! BBC Drama #Nightsleeper #bbc

Thrilled to say I'm off to meet the Chichester Readers tonight. They chose Chalk Tracks as their book for this month and invited me along to talk about it. Looking forward to meeting them and to chat about short stories. Valley Press #amwriting

Morning!

Look at this for a night sky #westsussex South Downs National Park #northernlights

I'm lucky £25.541,45 bit coin has been transferred to my wallet.I didn't know I had a bit coin wallet. Apparently, they called me several times. I'm devastated I've ignored them & will send them my contact details as requested. Will add bank details to compensate for my rudeness!

Bert had fun!

It would be so great if you could give my botanical illustration & mental health workshop below a RT if you have a moment. Thankyou 🌿

A lovely Christmas present...contract from Valley Press. My next collection of short stories will be published with them in 2025. Yay....Happy days and watch this space for more news. #valleypress #shortstory #amwriting

Gathering ideas for our poetry writing day

A fantastic week for team Mabel. We are joint winners of the national Scent Ops Gold Winter League. Yesterday a clean sweep and full marks gave us 2nd place on Scentwork UK L6. Today 1st place in Gold Scent Ops trial. What a little star. I nearly retired her at the end of 2024!!!

An article in the Worthing Herald about a workshop I facilitated at West Sussex Mind for Mental Health Awareness Week sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/me…

Last chance to join this botanical illustration & mental health workshop👇. If you could maybe RT to put the workshop in front of more eyes I'd appreciate it so much. Thankyou 🌿

“All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.” ― John Steinbeck