booksbyjenny

Hurray for Autumn

I love September. It’s my birthday month and I still have a childish excitement for celebrations, presents and chocolate cake. I tend to go on holiday in September – catching the tail end of the European summer, resolutely dressed in my shorts and flipflops as the locals don their wooly jumpers and winter boots. I’veContinue reading “Hurray for Autumn”

Hunting for Treasure

I was wondering the other day if I’d lost it. ‘It’ being my ability to spot something that I liked. Most especially at vintage fairs, car boot sales and antique markets. It had been ages since I’d bought anything. I blamed the weather, I blamed the people selling things, I blamed the fact that IContinue reading “Hunting for Treasure”

My writing room

I first wrote this piece for Novelicious but I love seeing where authors write and I thought you might like to see this so I’m repurposing! Any little peek inside someone’s house that I can get I love – it’s pure nosiness. I like to see the pictures they’ve chosen to hang on their walls,Continue reading “My writing room”

My food history

I’m always asked if I bake or cook because I write so much about food. I do cook. I do bake. But really it’s my family that are the star bakers. My mum is Russian and has ensured that our culinary history has been rich and varied. When we came home from school dinner wouldContinue reading “My food history”

Behind the scenes of Cherry Pie

So I thought you might want a bit of a behind the scenes sneak peak at some of the inspiration behind the Cherry Pie Island series Here’s five things that you may not already know about The Grand Reopening of Dandelion Cafe… I used to be a rower and The Dandelion Cafe is based onContinue reading “Behind the scenes of Cherry Pie”