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“Good evening, Dr. Lawrence. I’m Ben, your assistant restaurant manager,” said a charming young man as we entered the Seafood and Grill restaurant at the Brudenell Hotel in Aldeburgh.  We […]

I first visited Aldeburgh around 70 years ago. My maternal grandparents brought me. What a disappointment. No sand! But some years later, I did not want sand. Or souvenir shops, […]

I started coming across the word ‘holistic’ a few years ago. Within the context of who I am, it means that I cannot separate the various parts of my life, […]

“Oh, and can you sign it for me please?” That is my pleasure, when folk calling in at my home buy a copy of BIG BLUE SKY or any of my other […]

Too many funerals! Wendy and I  are in that season of life, where so many of our peers are passing on, and there are an increasing number of ‘life celebrations’. […]

“I saw your book in Jarrolds the other day,” said a couple who came for lunch during the week. Jarrolds is a large department store in the centre of Norwich. […]

Red roses covering the front of a tiny cottage in Frettenham attracted 4 offers within a week of it going on the market. My offer was the lowest, but I […]

JDF wrote – ‘(Big Blue Sky) arrived safely thank you. I do keep getting strange looks from my wife when sitting quietly reading. I suddenly burst into laughter. As a […]

Thank you to Rowan Martell for writing a review of Big Blue Sky in Norfolk magazine last week, and to Keith Morris for putting a review on the Network Norwich […]

Many thanks to Rowan Mantell for a lovely review of my latest book, BIG BLUE SKY – A Celebration of Norfolk, in NORFOLK magazine, where she is features editor. Part of the […]