I've been hibernating over the winter and after yesterday's clear blue sky and rise in temperature for the final day of February I feel I can really get going. Not that I've been sitting around doing nothing. I've turned over a lot of reading pages over the past two months, published a new book, written… Continue reading Spring Musings
From Stamford to Whitehaven is 237 miles, so I decided to take the train and ease the strain. I set off from Grantham, coffee in hand, packed lunch in my backpack, en route to Newcastle. It was after I'd crossed country to Carlisle that the fun really began. Two train cancellations meant I had an… Continue reading Whitehaven Adventure
I'm beginning to get my material together for The Shackletons of Whitehaven sequel which means gathering all the Whitehaven and district notes, emphemera, and objects I hope will inspire me. I have to say it's a labour of love. The Shackletons of Whitehavenamazon.co.uk/dp/B0BCWBF31D I've been rooting around in my shoe boxes and cupboards and I… Continue reading Whitehaven Farthing Token
The devil is in the detail - historical research.
My daughter asked me recently how I came up with the names for the characters in my books. Choosing them is actually something I really enjoy and I have several ways of doing it. Sometimes I just have it to hand and that's true of Stag in "New Beginnings on Vancouver Island". https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1913719383/ My hero was… Continue reading How to avoid C. Spray – getting your names right.
If, like me, you enjoy reading gravestone inscriptions then Whitehaven will not disappoint. I like to read the names, ages and family connections. Whitehaven's gravestones are particularly interesting because often the places where people died reveal the trade and history of the town. The tombstone above is a point in case. Jeremiah Pattinson died aged… Continue reading Whitehaven’s Gravestones.
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