castles & ancient times
This is Bodium Castle in East Sussex, England. It is a complete ruin on the inside, but on the outside it is magic. There is something about castles that just enthralls me. I feel a real connectedness with them and am certain that I have graced the halls of one or two of them sometime in the very distant past . . . .
I have always believed that I was either born before my time (space cruising heroine) or after my time (invincible warrior knight). Fortunately I love writing and so I can live out these lost lives in the stories I write.
I have always believed that I was either born before my time (space cruising heroine) or after my time (invincible warrior knight). Fortunately I love writing and so I can live out these lost lives in the stories I write.
magic trees
I love trees, especially very old ones and sense they have a deep magic (you old pagan, you!) In this picture, I am stood by a Yew tree in Kingley Vale, West Sussex. Some of the Yew trees here are over 2000 years old!
Now I am in New Zealand I have Willows to keep me company.
Long walks through dark woods and the native bush here, with my two four legged companions, keeps my imagination flowing.
Now I am in New Zealand I have Willows to keep me company.
Long walks through dark woods and the native bush here, with my two four legged companions, keeps my imagination flowing.
four legged inspirations . . . and my muse
Love wolves . . . ? Absolutely, and being a howler myself I need a pack. Enter German shepherds, probably the best dogs in the world. What's better than one German shepherd? Well, that's two!
My furry kids keep me going and being rather wolfish, they allow me to be as close to my beloved wolves as possible.
A pack is not complete without an alpha male (I would be the alpha female), and our pack certainly has one. Being quite a handful myself, I need a heroic man who can handle a bolshy heroine, but of course rescue me from time to time. I am lucky to have met my match, he has what I term "the hero gene," and he has been my muse since we met over seventeen years ago.
My furry kids keep me going and being rather wolfish, they allow me to be as close to my beloved wolves as possible.
A pack is not complete without an alpha male (I would be the alpha female), and our pack certainly has one. Being quite a handful myself, I need a heroic man who can handle a bolshy heroine, but of course rescue me from time to time. I am lucky to have met my match, he has what I term "the hero gene," and he has been my muse since we met over seventeen years ago.