Keepers of the Sacred Place
White Horse, Uffington, seen from the ground Seven years ago I finished my Renaissance quartet with A Gift for the Magus and was faced with the question of what to…
Ruskin Awakes
That my gardening on the plot is no longer a war against weeds and weather, that I am aware of the bramble roses in full flush and the song of…
The Empty Lake
The local swans first came to our attention when they took possession of the seasonal pond opposite our house. We called them the Webbs, thought they were cute and treated them…
Seeing Maria Again
I've just been into the bowels of my computer looking for visuals for Maria but then remembered it belongs to my photocopying days and all I have is on paper!…
Seeing Maria
I'm never quite sure what my characters look like, even when there are contemporary portraits. I hear voices rather than see faces. That said, I like to pin them down…