Are you sprawling comfortably?
Then, as those of us of a certain age will say automatically, I'll begin. This is Willow, sprawled on a quilt in the sunshine, as relaxed...
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Tia's Simple Pleasures -
Writing, living, loving
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
Good news! A Fresh Start now has all its chapters.
I'd love to be able to thank Amazon for sorting it out quickly and efficiently. I can't, and that's all I'm going to say. More...
- Jun 26, 2022
- 1 min
Let sleeping cats lie
One look at this gorgeous boy and I start thinking I joined the wrong species. Spends his life eating, but never puts on an ounce. Sleeps...
- Jun 18, 2022
- 1 min
No happy ending for 'A Fresh Start' and 3 Chapters in the middle of it are still missing too!
First of all, thanks to everyone who contacted me to tell me about the missing chapters. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed what you...
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Right song, right time!!
It's going to get worse, I'm sad to say, but that makes it the perfect time to stay inside and read; and I want to say a massive thanks...
- Jun 5, 2022
- 2 min
Please do not buy or borrow this book at the moment.
This isn't a post I want to write. I want to assure everyone that I've done all I could, but I need to ask you NOT to buy or borrow 'A...
- May 29, 2022
- 2 min
The Bear went over the mountain
The bear goes over the mountain… Do you remember that song from when you were a kid? If so, did you ever feel sorry for him because...
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
The best way to buy my books
As far as I’m concerned, anyone who’s enjoyed my work enough to decide to follow my blog is a friend I haven’t had the chance to meet in...
- May 17, 2022
- 1 min
An art-ful recycling trip
I live in an amazing part of the world. Where else would I spot an art exhibition on my way to putting the green recycling bin out? It’s...
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Do it later; or maybe not at all
I was browsing through the Audible Plus catalogue the other day. (Hi, I’m Tia, I’m an audiobook addict…) and came across an audiobook...
- May 1, 2022
- 1 min
It'll be next month before I know it!
As I expect you've noticed, it is now May the first. For me, that means that the first three Lavender House books will be published next...
- Apr 26, 2022
- 1 min
Whistling a happy tune...
I’ve always loved old musicals, and one of my favourites is ‘The King and I’ even though I cry my heart out at the ending evry time. (And...
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Coming summer 2022!
I've just received the cover for 'Ghost of Dreams', which is the sequel to ‘House of Dreams’ and the second book in my Lavender House...
- Apr 16, 2022
- 1 min
House of dreams is on the way!
Coming summer 2022. The first in a new cosy, heartwarming series, set by the sea on the beautiful Dorset Coast. About the book;...
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
My current quilting project
I started doing surface embroidery when I was four or five, much as Amy would have done, by embroidering tray cloths and dressing table...
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
A mild addiction to sewing.
Some people meditate. Some people do yoga. I, like many of my heroines, quilt and embroider and make simple cushions and bags on the...
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome to my world
This is the world famous Sandbanks Beach; where the millionaires live. Obviously, I don’t live there, but it’s only a 15 minute drive...
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