Imagine my delight when I saw the above picture of my book, The Belly Dancer, on Facebook! It was posted by Karen Durie, a friend of my son-in-law. She’d bought it some time ago and saved it to read on her Turkish holiday. I’ve done some research and the photo is of the Xanadu Island …
What does this picture remind you of? The tower looks rather like the Galata Tower in Istanbul to me and it’s mentioned in The Belly Dancer. You could also say that it portrays the mess that the UK’s political situation is in. What do you think? Continue reading
Not this Mother’s Day but the last my daughter gave me an orchid. Two stems of blooms were entwined around a heart-shaped support. The flowers lasted for some time and I kept the plant, even though I had been told that it would die. It didn’t, but neither did it bloom. Around this year’s Mother’s … Continue reading
Seton Sands Caravan Holiday Park is by the sea less than an hour’s drive from Edinburgh. https://www.haven.com/parks/scotland/seton-sands/ It’ s a great place for a family break and my daughter took my grandsons there for the first week of the school holidays. There’s an indoor heated pool, the beach is close by and there are lots … Continue reading
As I was saying in my last blog, Christopher and Frances Ryan own this cafe in Hawick. I’ve read Christopher’s first book, The Story of the Damascus Drum, and it was so brilliant I reread it. The writing is superb and needs to be digested slowly to be fully appreciated. It’s available from Amazon . … Continue reading
This wee cafe is a little gem, tucked away in a side street near the river. http://www.damascusdrum.co.uk. I visited it last week with my daughter and was relieved to find it and the loo wheelchair friendly. The owners, Frances and Christopher Ryan, met us there, along with other friends connected to the Chisholme Institute. We … Continue reading
Spice up your summer with a trip to Istanbul! The Belly Dancer is just £0.99 until Saturday, June 9. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belly-Dancer-Margaret-Halliday-ebook/dp/B07GY1MJVH/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1559730568&sr=1-1 Continue reading
Leuchie House (https://www.leuchiehouse.org.uk)is a place where people with MS and other long term conditions can go for a break, either alone or with their carer. I went to check it out recently. It’s about a 45-minute drive south from Musselburgh, just outside the seaside town of North Berwick, in rolling green countryside. The mansion house, … Continue reading
