Time to update you on my midlife adventures and I have a few to catch up with! This time I'll tell you about my solo outing to Vine and...

December's midlife adventure was probably my most challenging; at least emotionally. I decided to take a solo trip to Spain whilst my...

Catching up with my blog at this busy time of year! November's Midlife Adventure saw me read an excerpt from my short story at the launch...

The bank holiday September weekend is very much a hit or a miss weather wise here in Scotland. Last year I was extremely lucky on a trip...

Ok, I jest....I do have friends, but I would like to have more of them. Life is busy, people don't always have similar schedules and...

I recently saw the Barbie movie (like most people it seems) and whilst I wasn't overly impressed, it was entertaining. America Ferrera's...

I know the wait must have been torturous but my latest midlife adventure blog is finally here! July's adventure could be classed as...

When I first started considering my options for activities for midlife adventures, there were two things that came to mind that seemed...

So...I've taken the plunge and started my #midlifeadventures and so far, so good! In fact, I feel spurred on as so many people have said...

Without going into details, the last few years for me have been the worst of my life. Not been easy for anyone, what with Brexit, the...

Do you consider yourself an introvert? I most definitely am, although with age I am becoming more comfortable in social and work...

I don't know about you but I've always loved books featuring animals. From my childhood reads of Black Beauty, White Fang, The Call of...

My writers' group recently set us a challenge of writing a travel article for which I was delighted to receive a Commended on the...

As a Scot married to a Romanian, both cultures are of interest to me, and so I decided to compare the national poets from each country....

As a writer it can be worrying when inspiration and/or motivation to write are lacking. That's the stage I'm at right now and I'm trying...

That catchy Adele tune was the unexpected theme tune of my family summer holiday in 2017. The reason? My two nieces are Romanian, still...

Well after more time than I care to admit, my first novel is finally finished! There will be more info. about the book soon, but for...

So, today I'm going to try something new to improve my creativity. Like many people I guess, living through a pandemic, the changes to...

I don't know about you, but I am growing to hate the expression used to describe what we are living through. I sincerely hope that we are...

Have you ever wondered why a prickly weed is such a well-known emblem of Scotland? Looking through some photos on my phone , I found this...