Category Archives: March 2011

Foreign Flavours Welcomes Submissions

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

Last year I joined Writers Abroad, an online group comprised of ex-pat writers. We’re living in countries around the world, all settled away from our homelands. I’m enjoying the community and also benefitting from sharing information and critiquing work with … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2011 | Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, anthologies, ex-pat writers, Foreign Flavours, Writers Abroad | Leave a comment

If You’re Irish Come Into the Parlour…

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

…draw up a chair to the fire and lose yourself in a book. You don’t really want green beer and overcrowded pubs today, do you? Take a break from the festivities and enjoy some Irish culture. Even if you’re not Irish, in honour of St Patrick’s … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2011 | Tagged A Type of Beauty, A Walk in Alien Corn, Barefoot in Mullyneeny, Bryan Gallagher, Edna O'Brien, Heather Richardson, Hugh Ryan Fitzgerald, Irish authors, Irish writers, John Banville, Kerry Hardie, Lar Redmond, Magdeburg, Patricia O'Reilly, St Patrick's Day, The Bird Woman, Ulysses | 1 Comment

Christina Courtenay’s Scarlet Kimono

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

When I visited Manchester one weekend last October I took the opportunity to attend an Evening with Bernard Cornwell at the Royal Northern College of Music. Standing in the queue, waiting to enter the auditorium, I overheard 2 women behind me talking about … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2011, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, 17th century Japan, Christina Courtenay, historical fiction, romantic fiction, The Scarlet Kimono, Trade Winds, women writers | 4 Comments

Spiritual Scribblings In Senior Times

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

This week is starting out right – mild weather and bright skies. It’s put a spring in my step. I feel like I’ve left winter behind. Ok, so I’m an optimist…But I’ll remain so until the next onslaught of wind, … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2011 | Tagged self help books, Senior Times, Soul Song, spiritual books, The Priests | Leave a comment

My Favourite To-Do List – My Reading Pile

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

Ireland and Britain are celebrating World Book Day today. There’s few things I enjoy doing more than reading and I always have a pile of books waiting for me – I just need more hours in a day to get through them … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2011 | Tagged Christina Courtenay, Heather Richardson, historical fiction, Hugh Fitzgerald Ryan, Jean Fullerton, Kathy Page, Lloyd Lofthouse, Magdeburg, Manda Scott, Night Mares, No Cure For Love, Our Hart, The Devil to Pay, The Story of My Face, Trade Winds, World Book Day | Leave a comment

Sandy Sims Strategy for Creative Thinking

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

Today I’m hosting a question and answer session with Sandy Sims, author of How Frank Lloyd Wright Got Into My Head, Under My Skin And Changed The Way I Think About Thinking, A Creative Thinking Blue Print For the 21st … Continue reading →