Author interview with Jinny Morgan Lewtas — Jinny is a debut author with her picture book ‘The Enchanted Suitcase: Preston’s Christmas Surprise’. Illustrated by Jenn Garside, it is out now in time for Christmas — a lovely Christmas surprise! What is interesting about it is the backstory behind the concept of this book. It is a product…

An author interview with Mo O’Hara — Mo O’Hara is an American Children’s author, who moved to the UK in 1991 because she wanted to live abroad but spoke no foreign languages! She is a charming and fun lady with who I spent almost two hours having a good natter. There was lots of laughter, great advice…

The Medal of Honor paintings by Colonel Charles Waterhouse, Narrated by Janewaterhouse — On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day belonging to the eleventh month of the year, we will be observing 2 minutes of silence. That day is today. We will remember the men and women who have served — and continue to serve and protect us during times of war…

To read or to watch…... — The book written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows was a bestseller that was made into a film in 2018. Having visited Guernsey myself it’s easy to understand why Mary Ann Shaffer decided to write about it. The island inspires creativity. I spent quite a few hours with a…

… some tips to take away from a Victorian Retrofit — There was a fantastic ad I saw the other day, where a man got locked out of his smart home after visiting the dentist. With a mouth numbed and appearing to be full of cotton wool, his speech was not recognized by the entry lock! The poor guy stood out…

To inspire your home extension project! — You’ve been dreaming of remodeling or extending your home. And I bet it’s been circulating in your mind for the past few years. In the last year, you’ve become intimately acquainted with your four walls and the lack of personal space. You might be thinking of knocking down that wall…

Re-imagining the flexibility of living space. — I woke up from a deep sleep, with the sun blaring in my eyes. Ack! My head was facing the window. I swiveled my head towards the alarm reaching out to hit snooze. After the third snooze, the bed retracts 90 degrees till I’m upright against the back wall. The…

Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” — Benjamin Franklin, 1789 I had a text conversation with my Aunt on an early evening in June; ‘Chuttie, I’m knee deep tidying.’ ‘Oh Wow…

A teacher, an author, film-maker, rapper….also an award winning copywriter! Children’s Author Bob Zaslow wants to send out positive messages in all his stories, and as a natural born teacher he actively encourages kids to learn to love and enjoy reading by making content relatable, even turning Shakespeare’s text into…