Lancashire author with a pop-up book-stall. Public speaker. BSL volunteer. Was a foster carer. Teacher. Quietly gets on with life. Loves natural history.
1. A young girl engrossed in her just-purchased 'Stegalegs at Spinning River' @PrestonStation platform (photo by permission from her mum). 2. Kay (cupcakes) and me love our #PopUp stalls and our #customers.
Just arrived! "STEGALEGS and the STORMFLOWER" the sequel to "Stegalegs at Spinning River." Glorious cover by @tangmudesigns. (My phone needs new glass for camera.)
Exciting news! My latest book - Planting for Pollinators. Scheduled for publication 22 June. Published by Bloomsbury. #pollinators#gardening#planting#flowers
@nectar Trying to replace my ancient, damaged Nectar card. Followed instructions on your site. It goes round and round and round.... what's your number, email, etc, but no way to move on. Help?
Do you want #ClimateFriendlyFood that is produced by people you can trust in a way that cares for animals? Take action now and sign the petition to stop food imports produced to illegal standards #BackBritishFarming https://t.co/lPUTf2oci7
@actnforchildren@itvnews@barnardos@childrensociety@NSPCC@ncbtweets I intervene (free) for a family with 12-year-old son not coping/going wild. (Tiny house, 4 kids) Parents are key workers. 3 wks ago, I began tutoring him 6 hr p/wk. 1st schoolwork he's done. I'm #LISTENING to him. Family hugely relieved by the improved atmosphere at home.
@bbcnews@bbcbreaking Watching Victoria on homelessness. Our daughter (furloughed) and son in law (working) (+ 3 small sons) took in newly homeless young woman (hairdresser). She's awaiting Universal Credit. Their (now out-of-work) tenant is also with them. I'm proud of them.
Wow! I suppose we're too late if it's going north, but we'll keep our eyes peeled in Fulwood. Yesterday hubbie saw the #osprey eating a fish (#Brockholes). And a young songthrush nearly stepped on my foot this morning. So confident.
Immature White-tailed Eagle flew north over Lightfoot Green, Preston at 12:55. Photograph by Dinesh Patel. @RoyDennisWF able to confirm or otherwise that is is one of your re-introduced birds, perhaps that seen in West Yorkshire yesterday? @RareBirdAlertUK@BirdGuides
For #WorldBookDay2020 I visited two schools in #Carlisle. Read from both my Stegalegs books. Played "Jeff Arnold the Farmer." We created Timsam Bob the Crook, and Suzie Dockleaf. They learnt to write about what's hidden INSIDE a person. #beliefs#secrets#FUN
Amazing: a trail of termites (up) and a trail of ants (down), both protected by a row of their soldiers in a stand-off, without fighting.
from @mehdi_moussaid