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The Olive Farm

The Olive Farm

ByCarol Drinkwater

It is very dark here and silent. Very early morning. I am up and at my desk before dawn. The quietude here seems a long way away from the frenzy of Christmas and holidays and shopping. I love these silent hours when all I hear is the heartbeat of life, which is the dogs (and…

Bantry’s midsummer heat wave

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Bantry is floating at the water’s edge and all this week the town has been bathed in heat; a glorious midsummer heatwave.  This is a different Ireland to the land of my memories, of my childhood, although in those recollections, the sun is always shining and the corn is high even when it was not…

Paris en vacances

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Paris in August is a very different and delightful experience. Basically because the city is full of foreigners and many Parisians have fled south to enjoy the sun and their summer holidays so there is an atmosphere of calm. The frantic hooting of traffic and fraught pace of life seems to have been snuffed out….

25 days to publication

25 days to publication

ByCarol Drinkwater

As I  write this, we are 25 days from the official publication date of THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER – 11th February – and I am suffering a little bit from what the French call le traque or  in actors’ speak: stage fright. That moment as you step out onto the stage or in front of the…

A Short Story

A Short Story

ByCarol Drinkwater

Dear friends, here is a short story. Please enjoy it. In these dark difficult days, I hope this story sent from the warmth of the French Riviera will bring a smile to your days. Happy Winter and stay safe, Carol x HARRY AND MELANIE Once Upon a Time, a little magic dropped into a troubled…