I have David Austin's Handbook of Roses 2020 in one hand, and my credit card in the other. Will someone please come and take them both away from me?
Daphne will eat half the rotten carcass of a bird, scrape something foul off the tarmac with her teeth, lick up filthy birdseed, but trying giving her a Pepsid and she is a cowering wreck.
I have never listened to an audio book! But yesterday I listened to Madeleine Leslay narrate POPPY REDFERN AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDERS, and to my surprise I really enjoyed it. She has such an expressive voice and added an entirely new dimension to both the characters and the story! I am sending two copies as Valentine's Day presents to family in England who are no longer able to read!
I don't know about you but I am delighted to be 'back to normal' after the holidays. Not a scrap of cake, tart or pie to be seen anywhere in my kitchen. Rolling up my sleeves to do some more work on POPPY REDFERN AND THE FATAL FLIERS!
After a long day hiking in the snow, here is how you spend the evening: warming your under-carriage by the fireside. We call this 'rafting'
Category Archives: Stories behind POPPY REDFERN AND THE MIDNIGHT MURDERS
Making do in WWII
I have just made–even if I say so myself–a spectacular dinner: roast pork with scallions and fennel, and buttered cabbage. A simple luscious meal for a cold autumn evening. I didn’t have to queue for an hour at the butcher … Continue reading →
The Indomitable Air Raid Warden
The Blackout and the Dark of Night To make it difficult for the German Luftwaffe (air force) to locate built up areas, the British government imposed a complete blackout during the years of WWII. The occupants of all buildings had … Continue reading →
Little Buffenden’s American Army Air Force Base
The fictional village of Little Buffenden is home not only to Poppy Redfern and her grandparents, but the American Army Air Force in their new airfield built for them on Poppy’s grandfather’s farm Reaches. When America ‘joined the war’ after … Continue reading →