I love including dogs as a character's best friend... and there is no one better placed than a dog to bring mayhem into a story. (See Kiss Me in Fire Station Lane for a perfect example.) I write about dogs also because I love them! If all my dogs, deceased and present, came bounding up today to meet me, it would be a motley and beloved crew.
In memory’s eye I see my very first dog, a small red Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross. Jake trots to the top of the stairs when I arrive and gives me a...
I have loved horses forever - I love love love the warm, summertime scent of a horse - in real life and in stories! I love feeding horses, working with them, watching horses and carriages trot past in historical-fiction movies, hearing the clop and snuffle of the wagon team at our local show. I find horses irresistible, with their soft dark eyes, tumbling manes and tails and questing noses.
My horsey friends over the years - Stormy, Kellidie, Sparky, Teddy, Glyn, Joe and old Ben (pictured) -...