My novels feature penguins, people, music & otters, not necessarily in that order. #1 bestseller, R&J & BBC R2 bookclub picks. Fan of wildlife & Celtic harps.
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May 18
Just to let you know, this book comes highly recommended by the penguins 🐧 🐧🐧
(… and if you like it, there are two more in the series!)
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#BookTwitter #bookclubs #penguins
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A bit of harp practice for this week’s Care Home gig.
#harp
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The quickest way to realize we are not as clever as we think is to read someone who lived 200 years ago.
One of the hidden benefits of reading old books is that they rescue you from the arrogance of the present.
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Major cheat code for life: Leave people better than you found them. A kind word. A thoughtful question. A small encouragement. A little more belief than they had before. You never know which sentence becomes the one someone carries for years.
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It’s the future…goodness knows why you would invest in a dirty, finite, insecure fuel source unless of course you are vested…
Jun 14
Australia, one if the world’s biggest exporters of coal and gas is set to transform into a renewables “superpower”, providing other countries with clean energy, says its environment minister.
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Jun 14
Plants commonly known as “cranesbills” are so called because their long, pointed seed pods were thought to resemble the beak of the long-legged wading bird, the crane. The name inspired botanists to call the genus “Geranium” from geranós, the Greek word for crane. #FolkloreSunday
ALT Collage featuring several cranesbill geraniums in shades of violet, magenta and white. Close-up photographs show flowers, buds and the distinctive long, beak-like seed pods that inspired the name “cranesbill”. At the centre is an Art Nouveau-style illustration of a crane standing in shallow water among reeds and white flowers. The bird’s long neck curves gracefully as it gazes downward. Soft blue water and pale golden reflections create a tranquil decorative scene. Artist unknown.
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Jun 13
"The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business of one's life is to help in some small way to reduce the sum of ignorance, degradation and misery on the face of this beautiful earth."
~ George Eliot
Two Swallows in Flight
🎨 James Lynch
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Jun 13
@HazelPriorBooks Something for you 🐧
Introducing our Animal Penguin brooch, adorned with dazzling crystals. Use it to decorate your jacket, scarf, hat, or even your handbag for a chic and unique statement!
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#PenguinBrooch #AnimalBrooch #CrystalBrooch #BroochForWomen #CostumeJewelry #HandmadeStyle #GiftForHer #StatementPin #PenguinPendant #PromJewelry
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Jun 12
In Japanese, "tsundoku" means collecting books and letting them pile up, not from neglect but for the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories.
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Jun 12
Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now young people will be able to get to know & love the natural world & gain vital skills to protect it @curlewcalls🌷🌳 🦅🦡 theguardian.com/education/20…
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Jun 12
@HazelPriorBooks Some good news! bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c2lyd2…
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Jun 11
A brilliant article, and much food for thought for us writers #writingcommunity. I am in awe of @AuthorTracyRees not only for writing this utterly gorgeous book but for how she has gone about following her dream. Inspiration for us all.❤️
Jun 11
I wrote an article for @WritingMagazine about why I chose to publish The Golden Feather myself and what it was like. You can read it here: (photo credit: @RasaMombeini) writers-online.co.uk/how-to-…
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Jun 11
Thrilled to hear this @TraceyJAThomas2, and I hope you love your next 2 penguin adventures!
New read this morning. Got books 2&3 from the library to read back to back. Can’t wait to catch up with Veronica and go on more adventures with her @HazelPriorBooks
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Jun 11
That terrible woman, Tina Devino, just took me over and wrote it herself! It was like automatic writing.... but I loved her anyway. xx
I’m going to have to re-read this brilliant #Book again by @trishaashley which is such an insightful fictional storyline involving the long road travelled by writers to book publication.
Written From The Heart
by Trisha Ashley
#BookTwitter #RomanticFiction
ALT book cover of Written From The Heart by Trisha Ashley
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The wobbly head brigade 🤣 Young Barn Owls in our barn today. @BBCSpringwatch
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I have got my novel down to 475 pages. Needs more cutting... but I keep thinking of extra bits to add. What a crazy process.🤪
#amwriting #amediting
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Jun 8
The older I get, the clearer it becomes: people don’t disappear into gardening, baking, books, and long walks because life got boring.
They do it because peace became priceless.
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Jun 7
Honestly, if billionaires started competing over who could plant the most trees, house the most homeless people, and remove the most pollution from the Earth. It will really be amazing
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Because witnessing penguin love is guaranteed to make you feel better about just about everything…
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Well, my new novel, out early next year, has just popped up on the horizon! The Hilltop Hideaway amzn.eu/d/01H4nvnk #Amazon via @Amazon
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