An afternoon of Mediterranean Discoveries at the Arab World Institute in Paris

An afternoon of Mediterranean Discoveries at the Arab World Institute in Paris

Recently, I had lunch under a thunder-grey sky in Paris. It was a Sunday and the cafés and bars were spilling onto the streets with Parisians enjoying the pleasures of their weekend. I had just flown up from the warm south. Michel, my husband, collected me from the airport before he disappeared for an afternoon…

A Month of Movies, Merriment, Marseilles, and bucolic days at the Mad Old Chateau

A Month of Movies, Merriment, Marseilles, and bucolic days at the Mad Old Chateau

May It is hard to believe that it is only three weeks ago we were celebrating my late-April birthday. Michel took me to La Colombe d’Or in St Paul de Vence, not simply for dinner but for an overnight stay. As a treat from time to time we have lunched there or dined in one…

A Short Story

A Short Story

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…

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Dear Friends, Spring is coming – it really is. We’ve had some wild days here at the Olive Farm with winds blowing and trees creaking like ghosts opening doors in old houses. Here’s a visitor who came to cut three trees for the neighbour because they were threatening to fall on another neighbour’s house right…

An Act of Love

An Act of Love

Dear Readers and Friends, I have been waiting quite a while to send out this letter to you, waiting while we finalised the colours and the look of this cover pic for my next novel, AN ACT OF LOVE, to be published in the UK on 29th April 2021. It is available for pre-order on…

My first book as film

Someone sent this to me recently. It is the film found on Youtube, adapted from my very first novel for children, THE HAUNTED SCHOOL. It was made into an eight-part TV series which we shot in Australia. Disney bought the series and edited it into a film, (which is the link below). It won the…

Easter

Easter

Dear friends, I am waving a hello from the Olive Farm where we are in our fourth week of lockdown. In spite of the horrific virus that has led us all to be isolated from one another, there are positives to be found during these days of “confinement”. Michel and I count ourselves very lucky…