Nostalgia #2

My grandmother gave me the gardening bug, and there are several plants I regularly grow in memory of her love for the flowers. Amongst their number are these precious beauties - Night-scented Stock:

Solstice (Dryad) Edits -21

Making the most of my last 36 hours of Covid lockdown.

Solstice (Dyrad) Edits - 99

 

Nostalgia #1

Old Manor Ware ornament from the early 1970s. My father used to buy these on his trips around the country as a coach driver and they have always fascinated me.

The Dryad - Blurb

 

The Dryad Cover Update

 

The Dryad - a solstice story

I spent this morning continuing my work on the cover of my next book :)

 

Solstice Stories - The Dryad Cover Design

Coming soon - my first in a series of 4 connected Christmas ghost stories... Started working on the cover design tonight - here's my initial effort:

Solstice ~ Story 2

The second tale of my portmanteau Christmas ghost story is coming along nicely now. The two protagonists are now heading out into the words to kickstart their evening of fun...

 

Progressing Nicely

Progressing nicely with my next novel now 🙂

 

Cracking On With Ghost Story 2

 

Evening Sky

Last night's sky was pretty cool.

 

Solstice ~ Story 1 Illustration

Illustrations for my new Christmas ghost story - the first of four such tales I am working on. All 4 stories revolve around the same Christmas tree over the same few nights between Mid-Winter Solstice and Christmas Day...

 

Amanita

 Time to work on my second Christmas ghost story...

Jade - Hummel's Sunset

I do love this variety of Jade (Crassula ova). It is called Hummel's Sunset. Look at those colours :)