• Bristol

    A week ago Benj and I made a brief visit to Bristol to go to the marriage of my nephew (and Benj’s cousin) James to Greta. I last went to Bristol 29 years ago, and only overnight, so I couldn’t remember it at all. It was wonderful to rediscover this beautiful...


  • Easter Turkey Chicks

    I was half expecting some Easter lambs this year since Spot and Clover (or possibly she’s Cowslip – I can’t remember what name I originally gave her but I do know it’s a flower!) were still refusing to give birth, preferring to inflate to alarming proportions! And they’re still doing...


  • Haircuts, Hens and Homicide – an extract

    Here are the first two chapters of my current work-in-progress Haircuts, Hens and Homicide, plus the first draft of the cover by the talented Caiti. There will be minor tweaks to both but they’ll give you a good idea of what the novel is about. Enjoy! And Happy Easter too!...


  • Another Threesome

    I told you about our three new goats and three new turkeys in my last blog post. There’s now a third new threesome at Les Fragnes – this time lambs. On Friday 13th March, Mrs Suffolk (our Suffolk ewe) presented us with a little female, Friday, and six days later,...


  • Good Things Come In Threes

    They say that all good things come in threes and they certainly do here. Not only do we have the three Dagg progeny, but we’ve had two sets of new arrivals in the form of threesomes, with the third threesome arriving later this month – but you’ll have to wait...