Author Archives: alisongardiner1

Yesterday afternoon I learned that major fraud had been practised on my believing mind and that a team of 4000 people had been working to make me see apparitions. Was I upset?  Far from it. The Making of the Harry Potter films experience … Continue reading →

Every September I get the feeling that I really should be getting new shoes. The last time I needed new shoes for school was around the time the last Triceratops was hoping for the monsoon season. However, as soon as … Continue reading →

I am of a Labrador build, not the whippetesque shape of yesteryear. But now, by force of circumstance, I’m on the Spaniel Regime.   My brother-in-law’s dog has come to us for two weeks R&R. Bailey has thus become my … Continue reading →

I’ve just been to see a literary agent in London for a one-to-one session to review my manuscript, The Serpent of Eridor. Putting myself forward for this felt like stepping up to put my head in a lion’s mouth. ‘Yes … Continue reading →

My eldest daughter has decided to study Medicine. Not in itself perhaps remarkable, other than that she already has degree in English, of which I’m very proud. Having an English degree is an ideal start for Medicine, adding to her … Continue reading →

  Currently I am on holiday in France, deeply phased by finding a frog in our pool. That wasn’t a derogatory poke at our French neighbours. Had it been, even now the family might be making statements to the gendarmes … Continue reading →

I liked the idea from a quote from Dustin Hoffman about living your life to the full. It said that when you die, on your tombstone is written the date of your birth, a dash, and then the date of … Continue reading →

On Saturday I attended a James Bond ball. This theme offered the advantage that if you forgot somebody’s name during the evening, you could call them James or Moneypenny and get away with it, unless it happened to be my … Continue reading →

Recently I went to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London to see Merrily We Roll Along, which turned out to be more of a prediction than a title. The word Merrily was very aptly chosen, although presumably if they’d written … Continue reading →