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...
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...
Monday’s a rubbish day for a takeaway – A review of Sisimi Taste of Goodness SE3/SE13
Monday’s a rubbish day for a takeaway. Everyone’s closed. Monday worked against me in the olden (actually visit the restaurant) days too. Because no on wants to eat well on a Monday. (Although...
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...
“Empanada for Breakfast Anyone?” A review of L’Oculto’s takeaway
On my third date with my husband, we went for tapas. We both read the menu and then put them aside both with an expression of uncertainty. It was my then new boyfriend who was going to broach it...
Keeping Sane
Personally I am desperate to get tips on how to keep off news websites. I know that this is not helping prevent anxiety, but I still wake up thinking, “ooo a good eight hours since I last checked in...
Myths about Coronavirus and Social Distancing*
*this is not one of those myth-busting articles. I have no medical expertise whatsoever. The thought of the circulatory system makes me faint. I am however, good at baking and generally being a bit...
Have you pre-ordered my novel “Helen and the Grandbees” yet? Don’t wait for publication date... there might be a run on books by then!...
Date Night
Pre-Order ‘Helen & The Grandbees’ here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Alex+morall&ref=nb_sb_noss Thursday is ‘date night’ in our house, a chance for the two of us to spend time together when...
Chocolate
So are you reading more now that you have no travel time, or maybe even no work? or are you finding your brain is crystallising trying to absorb more information, look for more information while...
My Paintings
Canary Wharf Clouds
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A Few More Of My Blog Posts
I wasn’t supposed to be at the Booker Prize Party…
I can’t think of many people who would say, when invited to the event of their lives, “can I bring my two grownup daughters too, please?” but that was pretty much what my mum, Clare Morrall did when in 2003 she was unexpectedly shortlisted for the Booker Prize for...
YouTube Channel
Come and follow my new YouTube channel hear for readings and interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsYokJjcC5LlEHjEXbXhstw?view_as=subscriber
“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...
Book Launch of “Helen and the Grandbees”
Some youtube videos from the launch event... Reading from Helen and the Grandbees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBsEYk0JM90 Interview with award winning author, Alistair Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHK-WXDNjbI You can buy Helen and the Grandbees at...
The Homestead Cafe at Beckenham Place
Beckenham Place (which I have for some reason consistently been referring to as a Palace... c’mon, it has an outdoor swimming lake - that’s palatial) has stolen my heart with a paper cup. I recklessly ordered a midday mulled wine with my pizza, breaking my ‘lunchtime...