I have been told by History Press that Swansea Murders will be published on 25 June 2013. I shall keep you updated, but the publicity machine is starting to spring into action. Very soon it will be interviews and book signings….
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Writing update
The new edition of Welsh Country Magazine (May 2013) contains my latest piece of work for them – the story of the submarine Thetis, wrecked off Anglesey in 1939 with huge loss of life on sea trials. It was recovered, refitted and renamed. As The Thundbolt it was on duty in the Mediterranean when it…
Swansea Library Friday 1 March 2013
I am speaking in the Discovery Room at Swansea Library at 3.30 pm on Friday 1 March 2013. The title of my talk? The Swansea Society for the Acquisition of Useful Knowledge – Relaunched! Come and find out about Valentine Rimell and so much more….
Glamorgan Family History Society
I had a very pleasant evening last Monday when I was invited to speak at a meeting of the Glamorgan Family History Society. There was a good audience (including my very own family history, my mother and mother in law) and I spoke for a little over an hour. I looked at Valentine’s Day and…
Swansea Book of Days
Pleased to report that I have received and returned my contract from History Press for a new book – The Swansea Book of Days. I am to deliver the text in June 2014 and it will be released in 2015. Before then I have to complete and submit Welsh History. Strange but True, probably for the…
Harper Twelvetrees Bug Destroyer
Been down in the library today and found this advertisement in the Cambrian newspaper for January 1861. A most delicious dainty for vermin! Seems a bargain and to me – and it eliminates Bedroom Pests as well. Exterminates these tormenting pests by millions. Sounds essential to me.
New Blog – Bedside Manners
Just posted a new blog called Bedside Manners. It is a story from North Wales in the seventeenth century. An altogether different approach to medical practice….
Charlotte Wood
Those of you who have seen my pieces in Welsh Country Magazine will know that the artwork for them is provided by Charlotte Wood. She is an extremely talented artist and the illustrations that she provides add a huge amount to the overall effect of my stories. In fact often the pictures are better than…
Ancestors in the Attic
Fellow- contributor to Welsh Country Magazine, Karen Foy, has a new book. It is called Ancestors in the Attic and shows how you can use those unconsidered trifles and random memorabilia in your attic to help your research into your family history. It is full of handy hints about what to do do with old legal documents…
Sweaty Feet
I have found this helpful hint in the notebooks of a policeman from 1859 – PC 207 Lewis Jones from Gorseinon. Perhaps it works, perhaps it doesn’t, though probably if you use enough of it you will stop worry about whether they are sweaty or not. One ounce of salts desolved in a pint of boyling…