Or, Day of the Galgo. February 1st. Galgos are basically Spanish greyhounds, probably partly descended from the North African greyhounds via Phoenicians and Muslims that populated and traded within the Iberian peninsula. Due to their primary role as hunting dogs in the Spanish countryside, the Spanish Galgos are sometimes treated a little better than commodities. […]Read Post ›
I read a lot of indie and trad published books last year, so I’d like to share some favourites. And some not so favourites … Memoirs: Castles in the Air by Alison Ripley Cubitt and Molly Ripley Short stories and poetry: Animal Tales by Kevin Cooper Dystopian thriller: Absent Souls by Dylan Hearn Crime thriller: […]Read Post ›
To beta read or not? For those of you who don’t know, beta readers are people who read a pre-publication draft of a manuscript and suggest changes. They aren’t editors, and normally they don’t pick up on grammar and typos, although some do. The main role is to provide feedback on how the book hangs […]Read Post ›
Most people like stuffed vegetables. Apart from Partner. My parents weren’t too keen on stuffed peppers, especially when they were vegetarian (the peppers, not my parents). Last time I cooked for them. However, Picky Partner did enjoy stuffed courgettes the other day. The fridge was pretty bare, but I did have a large courgette that […]Read Post ›
I wrote this last May/June. So it will serve for a different annual review. A year in review It’s been the oddest twelve months. The day I fell over last May I felt as though I was watching myself in a slow motion film. I couldn’t believe it was happening to me. I’ve had falls […]Read Post ›
This was a UK photojournalism magazine that had died before I was even born. It lasted from 1938 to 1957, and was regarded as a thinking magazine, somewhat left of centre. For some strange reason, my parents thought it was rather good, and bemoaned its demise, hence the name ‘Picture Post‘ has always stuck with […]Read Post ›
