Bound to happen after feeling so elated on finishing ‘Under my Skin’ over the weekend. Orders placed and a couple of people already reading their ebook versions. Initial response is great. The project has consumed me over the last six months and so I need to turn my attention to the next one. A slump

As I start to put myself together again, I find it’s time to expose myself (so to speak!) through my new website and blog. I’ve had a website at stardrum.com for many years and it still expresses my beliefs and convictions. So time to update with a fresh new look, and, it would seem, a

Such company, their dear little furry bodies, pressed against mine, their purrs to soothe, their cuddles, their ‘biscuit-making’, how can I ever feel alone? I note how they are so good at being in the moment. “Feed me, feed me! Oh, right, not now, okay – I’ll go and play.” If only we humans could

I never realised how very noisy it can be! I never realised how very noisy silence can be! There’s such a difference between being present in a house with another person you love, both engaged in different, quiet pursuits, and being alone in that same space. I’m used to spending time on my own, in