This weekend is a Bank Holiday weekend in England – hooray! The last Monday in August is always an official holiday, and banks are shut, and most people can take the day off. Along with Easter Monday, Christmas and Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, we have two other Bank Holidays in England – the…… Continue reading Places (not) to visit in the beautiful county of Yorkshire
It’s time for another Round Robin, and this month, as it’s the month of Hallowe’en, our topic is all about the supernatural. Here’s our first question: Do you believe in angels, spirits, ghosts, demons or other ethereal beings or locations? I could write so much on this! I suppose the short answer is no, but…… Continue reading Do you believe in the supernatural? Some unexplained happenings, plus my favourite supernatural stories
Books Are My Bag is a UK-wide campaign to celebrate bookshops. The three day campaign began on the 7th October and runs until Saturday October 11th, culminating in Big Bookshop Parties with all sorts of author events lined up. As part of the campaign the book reviewers’ website Bookbridgr is asking book bloggers to write…… Continue reading Books are my bag, and why #thisbookshop in Saltaire is my favourite bookshop
This week I’m trying something new. I’m taking part in a Round Robin with several other authors, in which we all write an article on the same topic, and publish it on the same day. I’ve never written a post like this before, but I’m quite excited about it – especially about seeing what the…… Continue reading Abandoned: the empty mills of Yorkshire
Usually my posts are related to books or writing in some way, but today I thought it would be fun to focus on something different. Last week I went to a fabulous exhibition which made such an impression I thought I’d share it here for anyone who loves art, textiles and history. I’ve written before…… Continue reading Cloth and memory: a moving artwork exhibition in a disused mill
A few months ago I wrote a post on silk-weaving in the city of Lyon, the setting for my novel, The Silk Romance. Today I’m writing about my home town of Saltaire, since the two places have a lot in common. Salt’s Mill, a former woollen mill Leeds-Liverpool Canal outside Salt’s Mill At first it…… Continue reading A weaver’s stories of Saltaire and Lyon, and a gallery of photos
Helena Fairfax 