#Booklaunch #IsleofWight Biosphere Writing Anthology 2025. On Saturday 28 March at 4:00 pm at Figarama: The Write Way. Venue: Calverts Hotel, Newport.
#IOW #NakedFigleafPress
Ive just see my talk next Thursday pm on #Japan for #UfFT advertised in this week's #IWObserver
#IsleofWight #events #Newport
The Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree offers a networking opportunity for all writers
#iwnews #IsleofWight
Two deer knee-deep in the snow
Knee-deep in the snow. Happy Christmas.
The trees are up at #OsborneHouse @englishheritage.bsky.social
#IsleofWight
Winter #Moth. What a beauty!
It uses a number of perches in front of the birdhide.
Sometime the white-tailed eagle is perched on the far bank. But I've never seen both of them on the same visit 😊 !
Not a great picture I know, but the resident #kingfisher crowned my visit to #Newtown marshes #IsleofWight earlier this week.
#birdlife #iow
You can start reading #TravelTakeaways in any order you like - stories - all true- are grouped thematically - e.g. stories about first encounters, scary experiences etc. Or you can search by country or continent you want to visit/visited. Maps at the back. Every place taught me something new.
#Travel stories with a difference - one of my new collection of short travel stories published in 'The Other Side of Hope':
othersideofhope.com/the-promise-...
Like it? First vol (Travel Takeaways: Around the World in Forty Tales) available on Amazon.
#booksky #travelwriting #writersandauthors
A moment of still reflection in the busy heart of #Lisbon - pondering the secrets of the #naturalworld
#Portugal #TravelTakeaways #travel #writing
The exotic pink flowers of the Silk Floss (or Painiera) tree seen everywhere in the streets of #Lisbon in October.
#Portugal #TravelTakeaways #writing
Ready for the rush! At the local author marketplace today @iowlf.bsky.social . Drop by for a chat about #travel.
Micro #fungi - common bird's nest fungus on decaying wood.
The #NaoVictoria is berthed in #Cowes today. Replica of the sixteenth century ship that circumnavigated the world with Portuguese explorer #Magellan .
#IsleofWight
It's time for the #fungi. Beautiful boletes springing up all over the grounds at #OsborneHouse #EnglishHeritage
A little shoal of fish going about their business in a creek. Each one just half a finger in length !
#isleofwight #Shalfleet #fish #nature #wildlife
writers day on the Isle of Wight. Sat 4th October 2025 10 -16.30 at Carisbrook Priory , Newport PO30 1YS
Book Now! A brilliant day for writers on the island, great talks, meet other writers, make friends! It sold out last year so be quick!
#isleofwight #isleofwightwritersday #writingcommunity @gowenjean @theboldbookclub @felicityfairthompson
Between sessions, don't miss the Local Author stands in the Marketplace (on your way to the cafe). Come and chat to us and browse some more books.
#isleofwight #writers #newbooks #goodreads
📅 Here’s the Isle of Wight Literary Festival 2025 SCHEDULE!
www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/_files/ugd/b...
With so many incredible authors and speakers joining us for our 14th year, there’s something for every bibliophile - imagination, stories, big ideas & more. ✨📚
🎟️ www.iwlitfest.com
New children's book features art by Anya Lauchlan and helps fund hospice care
#iwnews #IsleofWight @mountbatteniw.bsky.social
To see it click on the private messaging icon ( middle icon at bottom of your home screen shaped like a dialogue bubble. It should be there)
Don't miss the local author marketplace at #IsleofWightLitFest. The great news is that the #shortstory is back in vogue!! So I'll be there on Sat. 11th Oct. 10-2pm with #TravelTakeaways - around the World in Forty Tales. Drop by for a chat about #travel or #nature #writing
#Cowes #IsleofWight
I had the same feeling of pride in the 1980s when I was living in Rome and I managed to decipher and complete my Italian tax return!
Where am I? Giant squash, hops in flower... Clue: Look between the sunflowers...
#eastcowes #isleofwight
🎟️ TWO DAYS TO GO UNTIL TICKETS ON SALE!
Available from our website iwlitfest.com or link in bio on Friday 22nd August at 9am.
Join us for the 14th Isle of Wight Literary Festival, 9th - 12th October at Northwood House.
#isleofwightliteraryfestival #iwlitfest
Also a regular glorious sight there in the 1980s when I was living in Rome. I should have mentioned in one of my short stories about Italy in my book, Travel Takeaways.
Plant containers, garden furniture, birdboxe, squirrel feeders and much else besides. All very reasonably priced. Wood 'N' Things, The Phoenix Project, #Newport Industrial Estate, #IsleofWight www.phoenixprojectiow.org
A #beachcomb at lowtide beside the #Medina #IsleofWight revealed a summer visitor to the UK, the #Compass #jellyfish with striking red markings.
Ignore the dates and times - I need to update the clock!
