Invictus, its not even a very big word, but oh my God how big is the heart that beats under its name.

If any one can watch and not be inspired than frankly you're already dead. It serves as so many good things to hang our hat on, honour, gallantry, will, the list goes...

May the 7th is a day of huge importance and yet most people dont even know what happened.

There are two major events to remember one a commemoration the other a celebration, Ying and Yang

The first to be mentioned is the tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania, sunk with t...

The truth is I need my eyes testing but that would be a pathetic blog so i'll tell you what happened....

When I awoke this morning I knew something was wrong, it has, if I'm honest been a difficult week. First the lady of the house is absent (sunning herself in the USA...

Tonights blog is very personal, because it's exactly 101 years ago right now that my great uncle Charles Atherton was mortally wounded, he was hit by shrapnel and was so badly injured he would die within the hour. He wasn't alone though he was with his mates, a soldier...

So there we where, the stand all set up lovely, 'pop ups' in place and books on the desk. Outside the Great British public were waiting to catch a glimpse of their new favourite author, there was quite a queue. Some people were waiting just because there was a queue an...

Did you know it was 98 years ago this week that the notorious Red Baron was killed? on the 21st April 1918 he was shot down and died. He was buried with full military honours by the British including flowers and pall bearers and a full salute. That was because he was r...

What a week! First we celebrate a Queen but we lose a Prince, then as if thats not enough we have an order for cake and coffee at WALKERS GARDEN CENTRE on MONDAY for the first in a small tour of book signings. So as you can imagine i'm more excited than a giddy thing...

 Today a truly wonderful and talented lady went to sleep, Victoria Wood. She won't ever be back but the memories she has left behind will last a lifetime.

She made being modest and standing at the back look spectacular and clever and for shy people everywhere she...

There are many things I love about my life, the list is nearly endless; I am very lucky. Part of my other life the one away from writing books and entertaining you guys is my role with the charity Care after Combat, A truly inspiring and totally worthwhile thing to com...

I Know, I Know, I'm being irrational, it's my creative nature, dont forget I am a nurse and we are very sensitive people. I can't help but think what a brilliant thing that there review was, it left me reeling to be honest, I didn't expect that. But the truth is I sho...