by Simone Mansell Broome | Dec 9, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
This afternoon I judged the wordsearch competition. To be precise, I wrote the names of all the entrants on small pieces of paper, folded them, dropped them into my largest biscuit tin, put the lid on and shook. One winner will receive a copy of ‘Valletta and the Year...
by Simone Mansell Broome | Dec 3, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
Have had the booster. Mr B has had it too. Rumours of long queues, of chaos and cross words at the vaccination centre were more than slightly over-hyped. The process took an hour from being flagged down by a volunteer in high vis, to pulling out onto the road again in...
by Simone Mansell Broome | Nov 29, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
Monday. It’s a quiet day. To put it succinctly, I’m shattered. Yesterday, Mr B took me – (am still not driving for another two weeks and lifting hurts!) – to The Penrallt Hotel in Aberporth for their first ever Christmas Fayre. I spent the...
by Simone Mansell Broome | Nov 24, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
Those of you who know me and Mr B even slightly will know what a huge slice of our hearts was filled with the ebullient presence(s) of the springer spaniels. They both died in lockdown – the first one. Jenny, our traumatised collie, joined the household, from a...
by Simone Mansell Broome | Nov 24, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
In the absence of an active publisher, my Stowaway mice need a little extra help. If you are local to West Wales – Carmarthenshire or Ceredigion do come along on Sunday afternoon, between 12 and 4, to the Christmas Fayre at the Penrallt Hotel in Aberporth....
by Simone Mansell Broome | Nov 24, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
It’s been a long time, over half a year, but, before I attempt any kind of long-term recap, there are a few recent notable events I’d like to share…. Firstly, my publisher (of ‘Valletta and the Year of Changes’) has just ceased trading....
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