by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Writing
Everyone else is doing it, I thought, so why shouldn’t I? By ‘everyone’, I mean the TV and newspapers. They’re now full of highlights from 2016, and as I’ve enjoyed watching/reading them, I’ve decided to do the same myself....
by Liz | Jun 12, 2016 | Writing
Tuesday, 7th June, was the first Tuesday in June. The monthly RNA Oxford Chapter lunch is always held on the first Tuesday of the month at The Victoria Arms, Old Marston. But not this June! In the week that would be ending with the birthday of Annie Burgh, pillar of...
by Liz | May 22, 2016 | Writing
Repetition is the enemy of authors; nevertheless, I intend to repeat myself by saying what I’ve said after every RNA party – the RNA knows how to throw a fabulous party! The Summer Party 2016 was no exception, and a terrific time was had by all. Once...
by Liz | May 8, 2016 | Writing
I don’t know why, but the words SCONES & CREAM have a way of leaping out at me, wherever they appear. Funny that. A recent leaping-out was on the invitation extended by the Chelmsford Chapter of the RNA, who’d had the inspired idea of organising an...
by Liz | May 1, 2016 | Writing
Indian Summers, trailed as lasting for five series, has just been axed while series two is still under way – there’ll be no series three. The initial audience of five million has dropped to one million. On an advertising channel, such figures were always...
by Liz | Apr 24, 2016 | Writing
To clarify the heading, the ‘tips’ in question are my fingertips, and the ‘tip’ is something that might save you money. To show you my tips, here I am, holding a tiny Julius Caesar – I have the complete works of Shakespeare in miniature,...