Now I feel silly. Burbling on in my last blog post about how much I was looking forward to some fizz at my book launch and actually there wasn’t any. Steen (RYA publishing whizz) must have seen the look on my face when he said there would be no bubbly, as he very reasonably pointed continue reading »
I wonder how and when fizzy wine became associated with celebration. I always have a bottle in the fridge, just in case (Tesco’s Cava, special offer), and if nothing exciting happens during the year, it gets poured at Christmas breakfast. But launch parties are the best. Boats or books, a new one is always worth continue reading »
It’s hard not to take weather personally. I know it’s pure coincidence that June’s hot spell lasted long enough to get ‘Torhilda’ painted, varnished and slipped gently back into the wet stuff at Llanion boatyard. She had just settled prettily on her new mooring when the first low pressure system of the summer revved up continue reading »