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Talking About HELEN & THE GRANDBEES at the Stratford Literary Festival

Last month, I had the opportunity to discuss Helen & The Grandbees at the Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival. This was a fantastic evening meeting some fabulous Warwickshire writers and hosted by Jo James (in the pic) Sadly, our technology failed… so here is a...

My stories taught me about myself

(This article originally appeared in the Pebworth Piper) My need to leave London had been on my mind for a while. I was fatigued by London’s luxury towers and treeless plazas. It’s uptight tentacles tangled along every street and into my little Victorian cottage...

The Tapas Room, Deptford – A Tiny Cavern of Delights

Little did we know that it was the end of tier 2, that in fact this tier was set to double, when we enjoyed a day off work to pretend to holiday in Deptford. We sat under the glow of a heater, making up for the tiny well-ventilated room, admiring the bottles, the menu...

“If a treat is available it should be indulged,” Pre-lockdown Boulangerie Jade review

So many places in blackheath have been so good at their social distancing that we decided to do the ‘trip before lockdown’ experience, so long as we could be sure it was safe. Now, a ‘Trip Before Lockdown’ is a very special occasion and should not be undertaken...

Review of Wisley Gardens… and environs

In June, we discovered the RHS gardens. Can’t remember why. Think I saw it on someone’s instagram. We packed fake fizz and I made an artichoke and thyme pizza and apple cake and we ventured out into the newly unlocked world, wondering if the toilets would be closed...

HELEN & THE GRANDBEES

A little diversion for the blog today as my my novel “Helen and the Grandbees” based in south east London has just hit publication date... Buy Helen and the Grandbees here: https://amzn.to/3crOtVr *affiliate link It’s a different type of wrtiting from the...

I wish had gone straight for the petit fours..

A review of Boisdale's at Canary Wharf. http://www.boisdale.co.uk  > The menu at Boisdale's said that the haggis in its starter form would be a mini haggis. It was not. My starter was an...

How to have your cake and blog about it

A coffee shop blogger’s strategy for staying slim. If I stopped buying cake, readers of my coffee shop blog would stop reading, right..? But I need to keep things under control. I like my clothes. I...

Short for Political Correctness?

Why is Papa Charlie called Papa Charlie anyway? Is it short for Political Correctness (doesn't sound very military) and does that explain why the food served here is not Spanish, or Turkish, or...

Lebanese food, in the office, at lunchtime

Why order pizza for a takeaway office lunch? I thought, when remitted to get lunch for a team meeting. Everyone does that. I wanted to be more interesting. Lebanese would be way more interesting....

A Three Course Amuse Bouche

A review of Gravetye Manor, East Sussex http://www.gravetyemanor.co.uk I'm figuring that my weekend away in East Sussex counts as a Blackheath blog review. This is because I live in Blackheath and I...

Multidimensional viewing

A Review of Gail's Bakery in Blackheath SE3 Sometimes I am lazy. Sometimes the likes of Jamies's Italian and Cau hit the streets of SE3 and SE10 but take me a whole six months to get around to...

No Dessert Menu?

A a review of Rare in Greenwich. Rare cuts a dramatic black presence on the Woolwich road, virtually hemmed in by run down charity shops and takeaways. And to be honest it is nice to see someone...

Their Cakes are JUST PERFECT

A(nother) review of Peyton and Byrne. So back to Peyton and Byrne, and I wonder if they need an updated blog review on Blackheath.London because their cakes are JUST PERFECT in every way. ( here was...

My Paintings

Canary Wharf Clouds

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A Few More Of My Blog Posts

Kindness Matters

I’ve been trying to promote kindness in a novel I have coming out in September, inspired by people I’ve known in deprived areas of London who’s tragic pasts are woven into their lives but do not define them. One character was inspired by someone I observed...

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Helen and the Grandbees

Just to let you know, you can watch me discussing my novel “Helen and the Grandbees” with fellow author Awais Khan, here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CALVMFXp2y-/?igshid=j97umylv1mru Helen and the Grandbees by Alex Morrall The Kindle edition of “Helen and the...

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Afternoon naps and showers – further tales from lockdown

I’m still cycling to work. And then coming straight back home afterwards, which I appreciate some might find bizarre. Surely the only positive to come out of this is the freedom from the commute, I hear you say. Well.. you try having the imagination to find an...

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Grocery Swapping Tales #socialdistancing in #SE3

Groceries are the new entertainment around here (health conditions in this household are making us extra cautious) So hard to come by, they really highlight the month when they do arrive leading to an afternoon of hard-scrubbing of packaging. And what a fest of...

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