A heath is an area of flattish, uncultivated land with low shrubs. Heath can also be used to describe those shrubs and is generally used for Erica or Calluna (types of heather).
Author: patsy
I’m back!
The website has been down for a while – due to me not understanding how technology works and losing the domain. That means the associated email was also lost. Both are (hopefully) up and running properly now with a new domain. I’m gradually updating all the links everywhere. Please let me know if you spot anything which doesn’t look right.
Here are some photos from our most recent campervan adventure – can you guess the country we visited?
Wednesday word of the week – Suilline
Suilline simply means of the pig family. You know, like feline for cats, caprine for goats, equine for horses and supine for blocked writers.
Uphill Struggle
I’m happy to have a short story in the current People’s Friend Special. This one was inspired by my writing friend Sheila who, just like my lead character, survived cancer and an amputation.
First in series free!
Disguised Murder and Community Spirit in Little Mallow, the first book in my Little Mallow cosy mystery series is currently free to download – but only for a couple of days.
Get it here!
Coming soon…
Today’s the last day to download my books A Year and a Day, and Paint Me a Picture for free.
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Free love!
My romance novel, A Year And A Day is currently free to download.
Here are some of the 5 star reviews –
A year and a day skipped along rapidly in this tale of destiny littered with promises and secrets. Patsy’s books are easy to read because she writes about real people.
A great read, full of emotion.
What a wonderful read this book was. I thoroughly enjoyed the ups and downs of two friends flirtations with life changes and was taken in by the twist at the end.
The novel is fun and entertaining, and it keeps the reader’s attention throughout. I especially enjoyed the various elements of the plot, which go beyond those of a simple romance story.
Wednesday word of the week – protractile
My tongue is protractile. I’d stick it and prove it, but that’d be rude, so here’s a tulip instead.
The term usually refers to body parts and simply means they can be extended or protruded. Another word for the same thing is protrusible.
Which do you like best – protractile or protrusible?
Wednesday word of the week – Wellnigh
Wellnigh is an old fashioned word meaning almost. It’s most often used in the phrase ‘wellnigh impossible’.
It’s wellnigh impossible to keep finding excuses to post pictures from my travels – but somehow I manage it!
Update – The concise Oxford dictionary gives this as one word, but other places list it as two, or even hyphenate it. All variants seem to have the same meaning. Nigh on its own means near.