Here’s the big reveal - the full book cover. I do hope you like it. The first book’s cover was a big hit with so many. Only a couple of...

The Editor says we’re nearly there! Publication will be August, but she can’t give an exact date as there’s loads of formatting and...

Operating here in the Hawke‘s Bay is the Association of France (not Alliance Français) and Steve and I have joined up. There is so much...

Steve and I are settling well here in the Hawke’s Bay and meeting some wonderful people and having a social life. One such person is Lou...

Wouldn’t this be so good? I can see me and Steve, tootling around in this van, visiting little French villages, pulling out some...

Hello! An American company that interviews authors contacted me to see if I would like to have a chat with them about My French Platter...

Easter weekend was hugely busy here in the Hawke’s Bay and one special place for coffee and a wander was Birdwoods. It’s a five minute...

The landscape here is unbelievable - undulating sunburnt hills and valleys and some amazing rock face formations. It’s not until you have...

Vegetarian cooking and nature’s bounty in the Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

The owners of Tironui Estate, Richard and Jennifer (where we house/dog sat) were desperate for pickers to bring in the grapes and sent...

Sunrise at Tironui is incredible. It leaves you feeling the day has endless possibilities. With sweeping 180 degree views it is a magical...

(Facebook friends would have caught up with this already - I'm a little behind with publishing on my website, sorry). I know we have been...

A HUGE thank you to everyone who's bought my book and taken it to No. 1 Best Seller status on Amazon.com who has even awarded it a Great...

Steve is still alive but recovering from the fork stabbing punctures in his neck. My neck is still a bit sore and his finger marks are...

NZ Covid Isolation at The Distinction Hotel, Hamilton

Hello lovely people I love listening to the French language in movies and of course, you always have the subtitles if you don't...

Can't tell you the relief I feel that I am now back up and running on all Amazon sites. I just need them to correct the number of ratings...

Leaving is never easy; especially leaving your eight week old grandson who now focuses on you, listens to what you say and melts your...

The temperatures are soaring here in Adelaide, so first thing in the morning is the best time to get out for a walk. Earlier in the week...

Hello, I'm letting everyone know that AMAZON has removed my book from all its platforms as I supposedly hold two accounts in the Kindle...