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My eldest son is working on the pieces for his final show of his fine art degree. Hopefully, this June he will graduate from art school and start earning a living as a professional artist. So it is with interest that I discov...

Last week we learnt the collective term for ladies is ‘bevy’, and maidens are a ‘rage’. This week we discover the collective term for a group of swans is: A game of swans. So, taking out inspiration from history (rather than ...

‘Maidens’ is a delightfully old-fashioned word that sums up images of wholesome milk-maids blushing coyly when the handsome squire glances in her direction (or is that just me?) In the 15th century the change from girl to wom...

What is a mud-lark? After 24 hours of constant rain the ground has turned to slush, which seems as good an excuse as any to post about mud-larks. The Mud lark - Illustration from Mayhew's London Labour and the London Po...

Rubbish! Refuse in on my mind a lot at the moment, because over the Christmas period our dustbin has not been emptied. When the dustmen come tomorrow, it will be a full 4 weeks since their last collection. Not great. ...

A time of reflection. As 2014 draws to a close I hope it has been a happy and fruitful year for you all. On a personal level, it's been a year of changes and for a cautious person I made some bold decisions. Strange really, ...

Last week we learnt the collective term for ladies is ‘bevy’, and maidens are a ‘rage’. This week we discover the collective term for a group of swans is: A game of swans. So, taking out inspiration from history (rather than ...

My youngest son is into Warhammer. Apparently the hobby isn’t as popular in the US, and recently he overheard one American gamer explaining to another, how Warhammer outlets are: ‘In every town in the UK, they’re like Starbu...

What is a mud-lark? After 24 hours of constant rain the ground has turned to slush, which seems as good an excuse as any to post about mud-larks. The Mud lark - Illustration from Mayhew's London Labour and the London Po...

Rubbish! Refuse in on my mind a lot at the moment, because over the Christmas period our dustbin has not been emptied. When the dustmen come tomorrow, it will be a full 4 weeks since their last collection. Not great. ...

In the festive season, perhaps more than any other time, images of angels are all around us. This was brought home to me during a Christmas visit to the village of St Helens, on the Isle of Wight. To celebrate the season and raise money for charity, local business' and residents display angels ...

Grace Elliot leads a double life as a veterinarian by day and author of historical romance by night.

Introduction

Grace works as a veterinarian by day and writes historical romance by night. Grace lives near London and is devoted to her five cats, two sons, one husband and a bearded dragon (not listed in order of importance!) To find out more about Grace please visit: