Wildlife

Ziggy / Daffs Today is a Leap Day and so it feels appropriate to leap forward but also to look back, to catch up, to update. March arrives tomorrow and daffodils are everywhere, on banks and in vases, on Six Nations pub bars in ice buckets, in hats and buttonholes, all ready for St David's Day. They bob their daft sunshine heads and make me smile.  Tuesday will also bring our appointment to cross t's and dot i's for our next house and I feel like I am unfurling, blooming... full of news and newness, full of poems and stories, after a time of hiding beneath the soil. Our garden, in this house we love but have to leave early (for the landlord wants it back to live in or sell we are not sure)…  is neglected now, but the sky is brightening and the gentrified neighbourhood cats still visit, paw at windows, hope for feeding. We are deciding on the ethics of stealing our favourite (Ziggy)– and we are hoping for other funny Bowie-named feline visitors on our new str

'In response to popular demand, I’ve organised a question-and-answer session with Susie Wild, publishing editor for  Parthian Books , on Sunday February 28th. There will be a numbers limit, so as always it’s best to  book  well in advance: the cost is just £10. Once you’ve booked, feel free to  email me   with any question you may have: that way I can collate the most common questions and make sure these get covered. 'The session will start at 1pm in the Bute Park Education Centre and last about one and a half hours. Details of how to find the centre can be found.' https://parkwrite.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/your-chance-to-talk-to-a-publishing-editor-feb-28/