I’ve been asked so many times over the past few months “Why do you want to move to France?”  And it’s often followed by:              ...

In one week, I’ll be turning the key to a new chapter of my life — literally. A chapter with shutters, beams, sunflowers and a fig tree...

We're buying a house in rural France in just 2 week's time. I'm navigating insurance, customs and a very confused dog. I'm packing up my...

Somewhere between the dreaming and the doing, there’s a stage nobody talks about. It’s not Pinterest-pretty and it's not tied up in a...

Dear GillyB I know you’re frightened and confused.  You’re struggling to understand all the emotions that are racing through your head...

We’re packing up a life. Not just a house. Not just boxes. But a life . And let me tell you, it’s a strange kind of magic — deciding what...

The Countessa Adela approves of our new garden Some stories take years to write. And some, if you’re lucky, unfold in a flurry of...

They say you don’t always choose your turning points. Sometimes, life delivers them for you — uninvited, unexpected, and utterly...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we measure life. Not in birthdays or calendars, but in the moments we dare to say, “What if?” ...

Like most people nowadays, although I know a lot of people I have only a handful of really close friends and, I'm happy to say, I think I...

I've always tried to write honestly and share my vulnerability with my readers, and today I'm really putting it out there. This is my...

A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with a large tumour on my left ovary and another in my uterus, at which point, as you can imagine,...

That demon voice inside your head Sounding loud and clear Just one shot, just one more hit To numb your pain and fear Shut down your...

Read how I faced up to my addictions and got my health and self respect back.

I began "eating my emotions" after my dad died when I was a young girl. I was scared and, although I had my mum and 5 loving big...

I have an inner bitch - and she is horrible! She says things like "you're rubbish at that" and "you're not qualified to do that" and her...

Like many people I've spent way too much of my life worrying about what other people think of me and trying to "fit in". Now, I'm taking...