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BIO

I believe that you are never too old to become an author.

If Colonel Harland Sanders can start his ‘little chicken enterprise’ at the age of 65, I can sure have a go at book writing! I am in good company, too. Frank McCourt, Octavio Solis and Laura Ingalis Wilder were all debut authors at 60 or older!

It’s funny how life’s twists and turns can open new doors. Without that chronic health condition and early retirement, I may never have had the courage to start writing. Although I had wanted to do it for so long, other things always got in the way, until that point. Now with time on my hands, I could finally sit down in front of my writing and research screens and write.

My debut novel, JASON is the start of my 3rd career.

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22 September 2025Levels? What… money in the bank? Blood pressure? Debt!? Actually…with all this rain, the main pond is finally full. We have not had a full pond for 3 years+ largely due to the failure of the Monsoon to materialise, but this year…oh boy… did it rain!? So much so that the water table has been restored (that took 4 months), and the pond level has refilled and is being sustained by that water table and not flash flooding. It’s good news for the pond life. The resident fish are multiplying. The weeds are flourishing. It’s looking as it should – a wild 8m x 12m pond! Long may it continue. Sometimes, you really want to see rain. We have, and it’s been great! [...] Read more...
22 September 2025Yeah, well…After having 40 ducks in the pond the last time, eating us out of house ‘n’ home, I swore…’never again’. But guess what!? Yeah… 3 Barbary ducks, 1 male and 2 females have been installed! Keeps SWMBO happy, and I have told her…she’s funding food, etc. We got them as tiny chicks, but they are much bigger now, with proper feathers replacing the down. They have also been allowed out from the duck shed, and have access to the main pond. I think she wants a little bit of activity on the water, and later…duck eggs and maybe chicks to sell. Let’s see where it leads…. [...] Read more...
18 August 2025Once again, I am laid up with a viral infection. My left leg developed a lot of ulcers and swelled up. I also lost a lot of power to walk, and energy in general. It’s a bit like the first time, but not as severe. Even so, it’s the best part of 3-weeks, now and I am only just starting to feel that I am on top of it. I just have to be more careful when out gardening… long trousers and long-sleeved shirts only. [...] Read more...

The story of

JASON

I started writing JASON 18 months ago, but I had the idea for the book for two years before that.

I wanted a down to earth main character not some ‘superhero’. I’m sure many readers will relate to him. Wronged for much of his early life eventually it all become too much and revenge was in the air, and so the book was born.

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