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It’s FIREWORK NIGHT. Are you a plotter or a pantster? – Are you the sort of person who likes everything nailed down and to know where they are going, or someone who flies by the seat of their pants?
Writing workshops in my Brighton home – The half-day creative writing workshop has garnered 5* reviews on AirBnB from every one who has attended so far. Read more…
A new small press, Creative Pumpkin Publishing for non-fiction – CPP will take Sarah’s self-published books to a wider readership, and publish books by other authors under the same imprint …read more
The story of Making Friends with Anxiety – It’s not a long book, or particularly fancy. The subject matter is hardly glamorous. Yet it’s Sarah’s second-bestselling book. Discover why … read more
One Moment wins Silver Bestseller Award – With UK sales of over 250,000, One Moment, One Morning is officially one of the 21st century’s bestselling books, and was awarded Silver at the Specsavers/Nielsen ceremony last month …read more
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Aw, here’s Freya, our wee cat, investigating my
Aw, here’s Freya, our wee cat, investigating my latest purchase - 50% off vegan chocolate. So ‘cat is foxed by cow choc’ - there’s a potential Argus headline there. In veganuary too. Tom and I knew she was our girl the moment we met her. We had such a crazy brief. T wanted a tortie, Seb a tabby and me a black witch’s cat. Here she’s all-3-in 1! moreover she talk. I wonder who she learned that from? 🤭She’s taught Thor our darling dingbat cat, to miaow too. Only taken him 14 years! We’re very soppy about our animals. The boys pretend not to be wusses about pusses but they are. 🥰

Lovely *coughs* landmark birthday. I had a great t
Lovely *coughs* landmark birthday. I had a great time with the most beautiful surprise cake, a gathering of friends and family - there must be several centuries of knowing these dear people all added up there - and a pampering day yesterday and today.

Bowie 75 golden years #forever #thankyou #davidbow
Bowie 75 golden years #forever #thankyou #davidbowie #inspiration

Mum’s 89th so Hilary and I made her a tiger pict
Mum’s 89th so Hilary and I made her a tiger picture this morning. She loved her little dog hot water bottle too. #collageart #tiger #paintingoftheday #happybirthdaymum #happy birthday

It seems a tad odd
Not to say this year has been a
It seems a tad odd Not to say this year has been a sod With ball-busting inflation Trains that don’t leave the station Nurses blamed for not caring By those whose wealth sharing Stops far from the door of the poor. One PM booted out for lying A second decried as misapplying Fiscal logic or anything close Yet they voted her in They must be so dim And still they’re in charge of us all. Now we’ve Rishi to thank For this huge pile of wank While the world beats its head on the wall Millions worry about Putin Whilst others fear gluten This Covid seems here to last, And a planet warming scarily fast To tuck into turkey Seems slightly biserky Or makes little sense to me. But what hope do we have With a system gone mad I really am damned if I know. This rhyme could scan better, If I tried harder, worked to the letter But the year from hell Doesn’t warrant it well So I’ll end this ditty here…. TWENTY TWENTY TWO You were a year of sheer poo In ‘23 let’s flush it away And start afresh on New Year’s Day. . . . . #poem #2022 #yearinreview #politics #striking #nurses #christmas #grumble #getreal #

Christmas drinks with this trio marks ten years of
Christmas drinks with this trio marks ten years of being next-door neighbours - Becky, Dan and Sam - and six years with Angela up the road. We’ve been through a lot together, and I ❤️these people. Becky came with me to the hospital the night of Tom’s accident in February when I was in a tizz. She was as she always is - practical and wise and kind. A few years ago I ran to Angela’s side in my nightie when she said she was having chest pains and it turned out to be a heart attack. ‘I haven’t got only knickers on!’ I whispered to her as the paramedic checked her out, then whisked her off to hospital leaving me to catch up with events. The pandemic made neighbourliness matter more, and we’re lucky. Ours are worth their weight in gold. 🐈‍⬛🥰🍷🍻📚

12th December and BRRR! Up for an Early Bird Swim.
12th December and BRRR! Up for an Early Bird Swim. There was even a robin in the snow watching me! But the pool is heated so once I was in, it was beautiful. #magical #coldweather #swimming #outdoorliving #frostymorning #igersbrighton

Day 5 and OMG it’s only 20 days till Christmas!
Day 5 and OMG it’s only 20 days till Christmas! And that’s a traditional Christmas here in England. Across much of Europe the big day of traditional celebration is Christmas Eve. We are spending Christmas with Tom’s family and whilst they might have lived in Yorkshire for 50 years, the Bicats celebrate on Christmas Eve, because Tom’s mum, Inger, is Danish. There are lots of lovely elements to a Danish Christmas and so the rest of the family have continued to celebrate this way, and I have a Danish great grandmother so many of our family preferences meld. To imagine that Christmas Eve table laden with food, the steaming red cabbage, the caramel potatoes, with our specially made special vegan Christmas pie… (Tom’s speciality, they’ll all eat duck AND his pie, if past years are anything to go by) … we so need the sustenance of a big meal at this time of year, don’t we? Our bedroom curtains are barely worth opening before it’s dark again. If you’re feeling SAD, you’re not alone, a lot of people get down at this time, and this year it’s tougher than most. Look after yourselves, dear friends, and remember the darkest hour comes before dawn. #wintersolstice #windows #adventcalendar #roominspiration #bedroomdecor #danishstyle #wallpaper #brightonwriters #authorsofinstagram #writingyourgrief


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