by Di Jones | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
28 November 2013 Here in New Zealand we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but every year I think back to the days growing up in North America when my family did. Despite the fact I now live thousands of miles away, and my parents are gone, the day still has special...
by Di Jones | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
22nd September 2013 Was the Beatles song that inspired the title of this post really released as far back as 1967? It sounds prehistoric and yet the lyrics and the sentiments behind them are as relevant today as they were back then. We all want someone to love, and...
by Di Jones | Apr 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
21 April 2013 On Friday I said goodbye to Bronson, my friend and companion. I had forgotten how hard grief is, how heavy your heart feels in your chest, how every breath is slow and ponderous, and how the world feels harsh and intrusive in its very ordinariness. ...
by Di Jones | Apr 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
15 April 2013 I’m pleased to announce my first ever blog tour, for my first ever novel, Transplanting Holly Oakwood. Organised by the lovely Samantha March of ChickLitPlus, the tour starts today and runs through until the 6th of May. Everyone who leaves a...
by Di Jones | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
6 March 2013 The dynamic Donna Joy Usher has nominated me for the Liebster Award, a blog award that’s been doing the rounds for some years now. Acceptance of the Award means you have to tell 11 random facts about yourself, answer a number of questions about yourself...
by Di Jones | Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
12 February 2013 Fine wines. Gold and diamonds. Red roses. Swiss chocolates. If you are the male of the species and you haven’t considered buying your partner one of the above, or a close variation, you might be in trouble with the woman in your life. But...
by Di Jones | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
18 December 2012 After so many years in New Zealand, I still find Christmas a little, well, odd. It’s not that the Christmas spirit isn’t alive and well here, but somehow spending Christmas on the beach still doesn’t feel quite right. The idea of being wrapped up in...
by Di Jones | Nov 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
8 November 2012 I was thrilled to hear the news that the super-talented Donna Joy Usher has tagged me for the next big thing – Authors Tagging Authors. Donna is the author of The Seven Steps to Closure, and a finalist in the Shirley You Jest! Book Awards....
by Di Jones | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
21 August 2012 Phyllis Diller was to comedy was Helen Gurley Brown was to sex, and in one sad week the world’s lost both of them. Diller and Gurley Brown were pioneering women of the swinging sixties who spoke their minds – particularly about taboo subjects such as...
by Di Jones | Aug 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
1 August 2012 It’s not news that men and women are from different planets, but do we actually know yet why women are obsessed with shopping and men are ambivalent? Theories abound about the psychology of shopping and experts agree on two facts. The first is...
