Website updating…
Ah! The story of my life. I am always planning to spend a few days getting this really up to date with pictures and fascinating snippets and some day I will. meantime, if you’d like to contact me, please do, … Continue reading
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Probus, Cedar Club and Link…
…would all have meant nothing a few years ago. Then my publishers came up with some good advice. They said, ‘Put yourself about.’ Now all the talks that were booked eighteen months ago are rolling in and it’s wonderful. And … Continue reading
Trumps Green WI…
I used to think, as some do still, that the WI were all ‘Jam and Jerusalem‘. They aren’t. In fact many don’t sing Jerusalem any more and I think that’s a pity because it took my friend, Margaret (92) a full hour and a … Continue reading
Albany Ladies Club
So, after a long absence, I am going to embark on recording the comments that stay with me after a talk. Today, at Burrhill Golf Club, in Hersham/Weybridge, I met a group of ladies with whom I could easily have spent all … Continue reading
Facebook – and all that jazz
I promised myself I wouldn’t. ‘You ought to get onto Facebook,’ I was told. ‘It’s a great way of keeping up with old friends and letting people know what you’re doing.’ Yea – right. What I’m doing is chasing my tail and … Continue reading
“YOU REALLY OUGHT TO UPDATE YOUR BLOG…”
…he said. “it’s been gathering cyber dust for months. People will think you’ve gone off the radar.’ I haven’t ; I’ve gone on the circuit. Early 2010 has been a frenetic time. I’ve spoken to WI’s, Wives Fellowships, Women’s Guilds, … Continue reading
Duchas and the Elmbridge Literary Festival
Two nice things happened in the last week… The first was a trip to Kilkenny in Ireland to watch my father, Tom Phillips, launch a book called In the Shadow of the Steeple. It’s a compilation of articles written by historians, storytellers and locals who … Continue reading
Real people’s faces…
It’s in the papers all the time. I read how this fellow or that has made a name for himself, really ‘got himself out there’ by blogging reguarly and encouraging a devoted following to hang onto his every word. Blogging … Continue reading
Brockham WI and Peaslake Book Group…
On Monday last week I went to Brockham in Surrey to talk to their Evevning WI and on Thursday to Peaslake to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a Book Group and set them off reading Soft Voices Whispering. I was … Continue reading
I really ought to do this more often
I spoke to a friend the other day who is an avid blogger, Facebook groupie and general internet stalker. She said, ‘I’ve been looking at your website, Adrienne, and I think it’s very nice but you really ought to update … Continue reading