Judith Barrow's Blog
September 30, 2025
Where We Walked #Pembrokeshire #Walks #Photographs #Leisure
Yesterday we joined with Pembrokeshire U3a on their Monday Walk around the woods and alongside the River Sealy on the Sealyham estate near Wolfscastle. Continue reading →
Published on September 30, 2025 03:09
August 13, 2025
A Hundred Tiny Threads #Prequel #familysaga #histfiction #WW1 #reviews #family #relationships #Poetry
It’s eight years this month since the prequel, A Hundred Tiny Threads, to the Haworth Trilogy was published – so a little celebratory post – with an extra personal memory at the end – for one of my oldest books. … Continue reading →
Published on August 13, 2025 02:40
July 28, 2025
Crossing off the Bucket List: Part Two @SkomerIsland #walks #photographs #birds #plantlife #Memories
At long last! After living in Pembrokeshire for the last forty-six years and despite walking many miles of the Pembrokeshire coast, and meandrering around a lot of the Welsh countryside discovering wonderful places, lakes, waterfalls … scenary, we hadn’t been … Continue reading →
Published on July 28, 2025 00:53
July 26, 2025
Crossing off the Bucket List: Part One @SkomerIsland #walks #photographs #birds #plantlife #Memories
At long last! After living in Pembrokeshire for the last forty-six years and despite walking many miles of the Pembrokeshire coast, and meandrering around a lot of the Welsh countryside discovering wonderful places, lakes, waterfalls … scenary, we hadn’t been … Continue reading →
Published on July 26, 2025 09:30
July 5, 2025
The Winter of Discontent: The Background to Part Two of The Stranger in my House. #CreativeControl #Families
Part Two of The Stranger in my House is set against what is now called the Winter of Discontent – A term that comes from Shakespeare’s play Richard III, but it was used in an interview by the then Prime … Continue reading →
Published on July 05, 2025 13:00
June 4, 2025
So You Want to Organise a Book Fair? #Books #Writers
PART TWO So, to the practicalities … You’ll definitely need a constitution for the official book fair bank account and if you’ll be looking for grants, sponsorship etc. Get started early; you’ll need plenty of planning time. Work out the … Continue reading →
Published on June 04, 2025 11:42
So You Want to Organise a Book Fair? #Books #Authors #Poets #workshops
PART TWO So, to the practicalities … You’ll definitely need a constitution for the official book fair bank account and if you’ll be looking for grants, sponsorship etc. Get started early; you’ll need plenty of planning time. Work out the … Continue reading →
Published on June 04, 2025 11:42
June 3, 2025
On Being an Interviewer and Wanting to Organise a Book Fair?
Many years ago I was asked by a local online television company, Showboat TV to interview for a programme called BookSmart. In slight trepidation I agreed; I had no experience in interviewing anyone. But as an author and a creative writing tutor … Continue reading →
Published on June 03, 2025 11:57
May 25, 2025
Where we Walked Glen Rosa #Arran #Scotland
Glen Rosa is a beautiful glen with Goat Fell mountain in the distance – stunning scenery. Early morning (apparently the best time to do this walk), and we are already driving through Brodick. We turn into a lane just before … Continue reading →
Published on May 25, 2025 00:58
Where we Walked Glen Rosa #Arran #Scotland
Glen Rosa is a beautiful glen with Goat Fell mountain in the distance – stunning scenery. Early morning (apparently the best time to do this walk), and we are already driving through Brodick. We turn into a lane just before … Continue reading →
Published on May 25, 2025 00:58