An author's blog and general musings on weighty issues such as, 'how closely must my breakfast cereal resemble dust before I can open a new packet..?'.
Now look, I realise I've been a bit, well…y’know…absent lately. And this blog isn’t an apology or a list of excuses…well, maybe it is a list of excuses. But there are reasons for my elusiveness. I've needed a bit of a break. I think I deserved one. I've been writing seriously; always writing, earnestly writing for two-and-a-half … Continue reading Chipping off the Block
The other weekend, I was fortunate enough to meet up with my mother, sister, brother, and sister-in-law (plus kids, of course). It has become a yearly tradition whereby we all meet at a certain point on Swansea beach on my late-sister’s birthday. We sit on her bench (which bears her name on a plaque that … Continue reading Outside the Box
I don’t much care for running. ‘What? Are you clinically insane? Running is the only and best exercise there is on the planet!!’ I hear people scream as they are momentarily interrupted from posting today’s ‘map my run’ on Facebook. And yet, I don’t care for it. Running is dull. I used to do the … Continue reading Witness the Fitness
Until very recently, I had never attended any form of counselling in my life. I was rather proud of the fact; to get to my age and remain largely mentally intact was a real feat. Not that there’s anything wrong with therapy, of course. I would never decry its value. And in my role as … Continue reading The New Normal
Hello! I’m here again! I know, I know, I've been largely absent for nearly a month (in blog terms), but I needed a bit of a break. In fact, for a few days there, I had a bit of a wobble; I considered giving up blogging entirely. You never know, I still might. You … Continue reading How to be the Coolest Parent on Campus!
Now, let me just start by saying that this post is in no way a complaint. It’s just a ponderous discussion; a thought-provoking piece (supposedly) about why I do what I do. But I want you to know, all of you – writers and non-writers alike – that when you write a blog, you make … Continue reading All of Me
I've been writing a few more pensive and ponderous blogs of late. Y'know, spouting off about my potted philosophies on life. But I felt we were all in need of a more frivolous post this week - or at least, I certainly was. And what could be more frivolous than 'hair'? Nothing, that's what. Now, I'm … Continue reading Illegally Blonde
I’ve recently come back from a lovely trip to Scotland. Apart from a brief visit to Edinburgh when I was in my early twenties (which I don’t remember much about – other than Edinburgh was very pretty and I drank too much), I don’t class myself as being an aficionado of Scotland at all. … Continue reading Smell the Roses
This is a subject that I’ve been thinking about (and largely feeling a bit guilty about) for a long time. But a recent glut of inspirational photos on social media about friends and their virtues and how time and distance cannot deteriorate friendships has begun to grate on my nerves. Enough that it … Continue reading Let’s be F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Okay, I confess it, I'm writing about cats again. But only because I simply have to. Or rather, because I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone. A) We're on holiday in the Isle of Mull (Scotland) and I needed to write an instruction letter to my daughter's friend about how to feed our … Continue reading Fantastic Cats and How to Feed Them
Adele Archer Writes 