Rachael Thomas

Those of you who have been following So You Think You Can Write will know that the winner was announced last week. Seeing someone achieve their dream is great, but to know that person and to have been with them on at least part of their journey just makes it all the more wonderful.Jennifer and I met two years ago in The Watermill whislt on a...

Well, summer really is over, the swallows and house martins have gone and the pesky starlings are arriving in big numbers each day. Blackberries in the hedgerows are passing over and the leaves fall the the ground, carpeting everything in shades of golden brown. Autumn is here and we didn't see much of summer!On the writing front I'm in the middle...

So far this month it has been busy and not just on the farm, but with writing. At the beginning of the month, myself and two friends stayed in an old cottage in the heart of the Welsh countryside. The weather ranged from sunshine, to mist and to heavy rain, but whilst the sun shone we walked out up the hills - the only place to get a...

Last week I went to Dinefwr Park with historical author Judith Arnopp. Even though this magnificent park is near to where I live I'd never been. So on a beautifully sunny day, armed with a picnic and our cameras we set off. Even the entrance to the park is grand, a long road through the park where White Park cattle graze. We also caught a...