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Walking and writing go together for me, whether I’m working out a specific issue, letting my wander, taking a break or not thinking about writing at all. I love getting outside and heading off on a trail or a garden walk or a beach or a city street, whether for a short distance or f0r miles.
Ireland, of course, is one of my favorite places to walk (and run). Below are some of the places I wandered recently on the southwest Irish coast, coming away energized, refreshed and filled with creative ideas. The top two photos are in Derreen Garden and the bottom one is in Kenmare. Azaleas and rhododendro… Read More
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Strawberry season is upon us (soon!) and here again is my recipe for strawberry meringue roulade. It’s gluten-free, relatively easy to make and delicious. I only make it when local strawberries are available.
The recipe also works well with mixed fresh fruits or raspberries. Enjoy!
Strawberry Meringue Roulade
Ingredients
4 egg whites
1 c superfine sugar
1 pint heavy cream or whipping cream
1 pint fresh strawberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 300°F. Line an 8″X12″ jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites with half the sugar unti… Read More
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Irish priest and whiskey man Finian Bracken has become a reader favorite. A man with a tragic past, serving a parish in a struggling Maine fishing village, he appears as a key secondary character in every Sharpe & Donovan tale.
And he started and has remained one of my most elusive characters.
The clock was ticking on my deadline for Saint’s Gate, the first book in the series and I took a three-week writing retreat in a little hideaway cottage on the southwest Irish coast, an experience it itself. I didn’t know at the time if Saint’s Gate would be a standalone novel or the fir… Read More