Writing Inspiration!

Writing inspiration!

When your grandkids think meeting crocodiles is normal…

When I look back at my holiday photos I can see why Mum was inspired to write about a cute little English mouse making friends with other rural Brit wildlife. 

We lived in Hong Kong for seven years and were fortunate to travel all over Asia- so the kids got to meet all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures. Kangaroos, elephants, snakes…

Visiting Mum’s bungalow with a GARDEN was such a contrast to our life in a 14th floor apartment looking out over the South China Sea.

The stories about Henry and his adventurous friends tackling ivy clad walls, blackberry bushes and compost heaps helped my children maintain a connection to their own annual escapades collecting snails and picking wildflowers.

I wonder if tending to their windowsill succulents in their own apartments is enough of a countryside fix for my kids these days? Once we can all get back to travelling again I’m sure they’ll be heading to the Cotswolds for a few days on Grandma’s sofa, some of her excellent shepherd’s pie and some gentle rambles across the fields in search of Henry and friends!