My dad was always a big chess player and he taught me how to play. I have a beautiful chess set, wooden play pieces that have green felt underneath. I'm not sure where they came from, but the board was made by my father in law, probably more than fifty years ago. I celebrated this… Continue reading It’s National Chess Day
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September Anglesey Images
A lovely day in Holyhead. Holyhead Moumtain The Sunken Garden A Visiting Cruise Ship Tilly A Small Seat in the Sunken Garden The plaque on the Back Where It’s Situated
Karen’s Chat on Social Media
I’m planning to change the way I use social media. I’ve tried several platforms and have my favourites. But the big thing I learnt is you can have too many. Keeping up with them all takes me away from the important things and that’s getting my books back up. So I am going to stick… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on Social Media
Oh What Have I done!
I’ve agreed to be a speaker on a Zoom call with several other people. Am I mad? The answer is yes, and no. I’ve always wanted to do public speaking and took a course pre-Covid. I visited a few groups in my area and had two topics, books and fostering, because I grew up in… Continue reading Oh What Have I done!
Karen’s Chat – Who is She?
I downloaded a book the other day because I saw the author advertise it for free. A number of times the sentences started with or contained she, and it confused me. Who was the she, the author was talking about? It took me back to my mentors who, when editing my books, constantly asked me… Continue reading Karen’s Chat – Who is She?
August Anglesey Images
My sisters and I had a Rib Ride in Beaumaris this month, and these are some photos. Houses along the Menai Strait The Menai Bridge Lord Nelson statue Plas Newydd House and Gardens Plas Newydd’s boat mooring Our Tour Guide, Jason Ready to go on stormy seas with our life jackets. The pier to board… Continue reading August Anglesey Images
Sunday Author Support, Featuring – Paul White
I love to share books written by authors I’ve read and enjoyed. Paul White can turn his had to most things and has written highly successful fiction and non fiction books. He is also known for: Photography Digital Artist Founder of Electric Press Books Short Story Writer Author Cover designer His books capture the imagination… Continue reading Sunday Author Support, Featuring – Paul White
August Anglesey Images
Penrhos Beach From Beaumaris looking over your the mainland and Colwyn Bay, Crab fishing on the pier at Beamaris Druid Stones in Beaumaris A Doll’s House Exhibition we visited. A blowy day for my sister and I!
Karen’s Chat on the Amazon Back Office
Do you ever go into the ‘Manage your Content’ for your Kindle on Amazon? I haven’t been for a long time, and was having difficulty downloading a book. Each time I sent it from the back office, when I opened my Kindle, it wasn’t there. (It turned out we’d changed our Wi-Fi and I forgot… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on the Amazon Back Office
AI Generated Images
I see so many people using these images now and they are really nice. I had an unsuccessful a play with it and the result was so bad, I didn’t used it again. When my husband generated a picture that it was excellent, I realised I’d used the wrong terminology. I’d asked the AI to… Continue reading AI Generated Images
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