Five Days In Spain - In photographs

 

Clear all the way to Spain

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Romantic Novelists' Association Blog: Interview with Theresa Le Flem

Romantic Novelists' Association Blog: Interview with Theresa Le Flem: Theresa Le Flem inherited the creative gene. Studying Art at college, her CV includes studio-potter, hairdresser, factory-worker, sales-as...  Great interview.  What a fascinating life Theresa LeFlem has had. 

Madalyn Morgan's Fiction Blog: Signed copies of Foxden Acres at, Oh Lovely, Lutte...

Madalyn Morgan's Fiction Blog: Signed copies of Foxden Acres at, Oh Lovely, Lutte...: As a local author I was delighted when Amy MacBean Dennis, owner of Oh Lovely ...  in Lutterworth, said she would stock Foxden Acres in h...

Foxden Acres @ The BookStop Cafe, Lincoln

The Grand Opening of the fabulous, BookStop Café in Lincoln, May 4, 2013 

 

Joff and Becky cutting the ribbon - 10am

 

Left: Outside the café with authors, June Kearns, Madalyn Morgan and Nicky Wells. 

Inside author, Lizzie Lamb joined us.



Lincoln is a beautiful city, with a Cathedral, Castle, craft market, and of course the fabulous  BookStop Café.  I was welcomed into the city by the King and Queen, and Robin Hood. 

 

The BookStop Café is only a stones throw down the cobbled lane behind Robin Hood.  Convenient for all the car parks and the sights.

 

By 11am The BookStop Café was buzzing

 

                                                                                                                                 

 

 

Above left: The Jazz Beats.   Right: Actor and writer, Paul Redfern, Madalyn Morgan & friend James

 

 

 

 

 Looking at Foxden Acres on the bookshelf of, The BookStop Café.  More about The BookStop Café and Foxden Acres later on http://madalynmorgansfiction.blogspot.co.uk/  x

 

 

 

 

And later I relaxed with Joff Gainey's novel, Sleeping On A Cloud.

 

   Joff Gainey https://www.facebook.com/BookStopCafe  

More wonderful books from great Authors   

On sale  @BookStopCafe
Steep Hill Lincoln

 

The Madalyn Morgan Show. Wednesday April 24th - Podcast

Madalyn Morgan on Raidersbroadcast.com

 

 

 

 

Listen to The Madalyn Morgan Show -

Wednesday April 24th - on Raiders Two. 

Click on the link below.

 

http://newsraid.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T20_52_51-07_00

 

Podcast Producer Jan K

The BookStop Cafe. Enjoy a lovely cup of tea or coffee, and relax with a book. If you like what you read, you can buy it.

"Where you can enjoy lovely cup of Tea or Coffee and read a good book, from our shelves, in comfortable surroundings."

Joff Gainey, the proprietor said, "Our aim is to provide our customers with a relaxed atmosphere in which to read and enjoy the books available and to support local and Indie Authors.

The BookSop Café is situated on Steephill in Lincoln, beneath Imperial Teas. 

To begin with we shall be open every Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.  We very much look forward to meeting old and new friends there.

We are having a real live Jazz Duo playing on the open day... 4th MAY... called Jazz Beats... they are fantastic."
 

What a unique idea.  A fabulous idea for anyone who wants to relax with a cup of fresh coffee, or tea, and read a book.  And, this amazing café is supporting authors by having a 'café book shelf' where customers can take a book, read it while relaxing with their drink, and if they like what they're reading they can buy the book.  BookStop Café will sell good condition second hand books, BUT more importantly, Authors books. The customers would be able to sit, drink and read a book - try before they buy. 

I'm proud to say, three signed copies of Foxden Acres, with bookmarks and cards, are in the BookStop Café already.  

 

What a spectacular bookcase

Foxden Acres is right in the middle of it.

Good luck Joff. 
See you at the opening.  May 4th at the



 

Inside the BookStop Café  
 
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A little piece of history about the building in which BookStop Cafe is situated.

Norman House on Steep Hill, Lincoln in England is a historic building and an example of Norman domestic arthitecture.  The building is at 46-47 Steep Hill and 7 Christs Hospital Terrace. The architectural evidence suggests a date 1170-80.  The building was known for many years as "Aaron the Jew's House", and appears as such in many references, as it is believed to have been the residence of Aaron of Lincoln (d.1186), then the greatest Jewish financier of England.  The building has been a shop for many years, and currently home to a tea importers.

 

The BookStop Café is through the black doors.



Smart Entrance

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And Parking?

There are several carparks in the Bailgate area. The nearest is in the corner of Castle Square. You can get to it by driving up Drury Lane. The carpark is about 100yds from the Cafe. :)


 
 
 
 

Good Friday with The Rhythm Riders at the Shambles, Lutterworth

Good Friday - The Rhythm Riders At the Shambles, Lutterworth 

 

Paul guitar, Deano sax, Matt singer, Garf on drums, Mike bass guitar
The Rhythm Riders at the Shambles in Lutterworth on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. They played from 9 till midnight to a packed house.  

                    Celebrating the blonde girl's birthday 

I asked the birthday girl if I could take a photograph of her shoes.  She was so sweet and said I could put it on my blog.  The shoes were amazing.

The heals...  Well there were no heels.  If there had been they would have been about 6 inches high. 

Her shoes were amazing.  She could not only walk in them, she could dance in them too.  A lovely girl.


Everyone dance and sang, applauded and cheered.  
    
 Jingle and his wife Bell, taking a break from dancing

Midnight came and midnight went.  There were so many calls for more -
The Rhythm Riders played on.                  

 

Foxden Acres

                                     Foxden Acres on Amazon Kindle


 

What A Find, A King! Richard III of England

King Richard III of England

The Last of the Plantagenet Monarchs

by Madalyn Morgan

Click the link below to read an article about King Richard III
 http://www.madalynmorgan.com/2013 Spring Edition - Richard III Extract.pdf

Foxden Acres is on the bookshelf in very good company.

Foxden Acres is on the bookshelf in good writerly company.

 

 

On the bookcase with -

Debbie Viggiano, Jane Jackson, Leseley Horton, Rebecca Emin, Jane Wenham-Jones, Peter Jones, Penny Grubb, Amos Carr, Sue Moorcroft, Sylvia Broady, Elizabeth Ducie and Theresa Le Flem. 

Virtual Launch Party Saturday February 16th

Virtual launch party, Foxden Acres, Saturday February 16, 10am -10pm
It's less than a week until the launch of Foxden Acres.  

My first novel, Foxden Acres, will be available through Amazon Kindle and book on Saturday February 16. (The paperback can be bought direct from lulu.com if Amazon hasn't uploaded then.)

 On the day Foxden Acres goes live, I hope my fabulous friends will drop in to say hello. 

Invitations for the virtual launch party will go out nearer to the time.     

For more information, go to:   For the launch Party click here 

Or go directly to the novel on Amazon:  Foxden Acres on Amazon Kindle

 

I have been invited to give a talk to the local WI on February 14th and I am determined to have a book in my hand on that night.  I also hope to be dressed as a land girl, in khaki dungarees, green pullover and boots.  Don't laugh.  I know land girls were young, but I'm going to do it anyway, because it'll be fun.

 

Foxden Acres has been uploaded to Kindle and lulu books, by the wonderful Rebecca Emin today, Feb 8th. No books - Kindle or paperback - yet. The author's copy has been ordered so, after I've given it a final proofread, Foxden Acres will go live. We're still on track for next Saturday. I can't believe it? After all these years, Foxden Acres will soon be in the public domain. I'm so happy. My face is aching from smiling.

 

 xxx 

 

 

 

I feel an article about King Richard III coming on

I feel an article about King Richard III coming on.  It was confirmed today (Feb 5th) that the remains found under a car park in the city of Leicester are those of Richard III who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth. Leicester is 12 miles away from my home town of Lutterworth, so it's a must.

Philippa Langley, originator of the 'Looking For Richard III' project, and the facial reconstruction of Richard III, unveiled to the media at the Society of Antiquaries, London, Tuesday February 5th.  (Gareth Fuller, Associated Press)

 The discovery of the long lost British monarch found under a parking lot in Leicester, U.K. has stimulated the imaginations of CBCNews.ca readers. 

King Richard III was identified yesterday through modern DNA testing with the help of a Canadian carpenter - a 17th great-grand-nephew of the king's older sister.

Not only have scientists excavated and identified his bones, but they have also given the modern world a first glimpse of his face in a life-sized plastic model.

How To Do Everything And Be Happy, by Peter Jones

How To Do Everything and Be Happy

by Peter Jones in WH Smith, Balham

 

In London, on the way to the studio to do my radio show, I popped into WH Smith for a browse.  And wow!  Peter's book, How To Do Everything And Be Happy, was on the shelf in front of me.  That's definitely one for the album.  

Reviews of the Books I've read

 

Click on the link below

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-reviews/ATKGZNQNQ5JFO/ref=cm_cr_yc_cdp?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview

Happy New Year

And a happy, healthy, prosperous 2013

RAIDERS ROCKED - CHRISTMAS PARTY AND AWARDS 2012

Happy Christmas to raidersbroadcast.com     

    RAIDERS CHRISTMAS PARTY AND AWARDS 2012 

 
My last show of 2012 was on December 19^th.  Apart from being packed with Christmas tracks, I played my favourite music and thanked my listeners for supporting me over the year.  Tony Williams, Producer of Rhythm 365, and some of his DJs came into my show to say hi, and Hannah Woolley - Controller of Raiders One, took over at 8 o’clock. 

Celebrating at The Raiders Chirstmas Party 

The Raiders Christmas Bash was held at The Pizza Express, in Balham.  Twenty of us, including presenters from the 80s and 90s gathered to make the Christmas Party and Awards a very special occasion.  As well as presenters, there were News Raid contributors, Labour and Lib Dem councillors, studio technicians, Raiders mentor Arthur Smith and several ‘friends’ of Raiders.  We sat down together to celebrate almost thirty years of Raiders FM, and raidersbroadcast.com. 

Jan Cooper with his award

  Dom Chambers & Mark Oxley

After a super meal, and more wine than was decent to quaff, Dom Chambers of Summer Valley FM, who was controller of Raiders Two in the nineties and noughties.  And who I presented band profiles for on The Rock Jukebox.  Dom presented The Best Live Show to Mark Oxley, for his Rock Metal and Mad humour show.  Dom also awarded, Jan Cooper an ward for his brilliant Podcast Shows, @ www.dimension7.podomatic.com     

The most prestigeous award, The Lifetime Achievement Award, went to one of the original Presenters of Raiders FM from the 1980s, and Raiders Two Controller Claire Mansfield.   

Claire Mansfield with Raidersbroadcast Producer Mike Summers
 

Above left: Madalyn Morgan, Arthur Smith and Claire Mansfield.  Right: The lovely Susan John Richards was given an award for her contribution to News Raid, Raiders news and political arm.

  

Feel the love from raidersbroadcast.com

 

Thank you Mike for a wonderful year at raidersbroadcast.com and a fabulous Christmas party