Inspired by ‘The Mudlarks Memorial’ at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Mudlarking, skylarking tousle-topped, dirt-streaked faces squint in...

BBC Radio Berkshire 27 March 2021 ​ Here is a link to the interview I did for BBC Radio Berkshire

Book signing event at The Book Shop , Lee-on-the-Solent, December 2024.

Every now and then you come across a book that resonates with your feelings and experiences. On the Shoulders of Lions is just such a...

Kintsugi A vase, once so pretty Sits pride of place Fades into the corner On my bureau with grace. Sunlight hits golden Veins much...

True we’ll sit up all night share each other’s stories you’ll tell me yours I’ll tell you mine we’ll talk through memories past hurts,...

Snowy Owl Snowy ghost you silently glide through inky moonlit star-speckled skies. You swoop down with grace and elegance to visit fairy...

That Time I am a woman at that time of life Of high-rise anxiety, wild emotions and strife My Nan used to call it rather solemnly “The...

Beauty she was a beauty in her day before she faded into grey eyes once clear blue now watery wise they’ve seen the truth and looked...