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Diana Jackson

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  • Author Talk a Resounding Success!

    Well over thirty people attended my author talk last night in the small village of Clophill in mid Bedfordshire and they were certainly an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. Many had read ‘Murder, Now and Then’ prior to the evening, so it was a tricky balance to talk to them, as well as not to give…

  • More hidden treasures close to home ~ The Greensand Ridge Walk

    Living on the Greensand Ridge Walk I’m ashamed to say that I had no idea until I looked it up last week where it began and where it ended, but I’m so glad we finally did. On Sunday, a beautiful spring day, as a taster we chose the route between Woburn and Eversholt, parked our…

  • Bedfordshire remembers Glenn Miller and the 306th ~ My virtual tour continues with Signs of America

    Long lost American airbases from World War Two and memorabilia from the high days of Glenn Miller whilst he was serving in the UK can be found in many unlikely places hidden in the villages north of Bedford. The mysterious disappearance of the famous musician lives on, as does the memory of many US servicemen…

  • Snowdrops ~ Is it Bennington Lordship or Anglesey Abbey? ~ no, it’s Shefford in Bedfordshire!

    Friends asked us last week if we’d like to join them on a snowdrop walk. We’ve enjoyed the delights of Bennington Lordship and Anglesey Abbey in the past but were surprised to be told that we would only be driving a few miles from where we lived, to Shefford in Mid Bedfordshire. Choosing the day…

  • Secret Spaces in Bedfordshire

    Continuing my theme of a virtual tour of Bedfordshire it seems appropriate to share the blog of a fellow writer Brian Kerr. Here’s a link to the alluring blog post titled: SECRET SPACES IN BEDFORDSHIRE

  • Fancy a Local Bedfordshire Tipple Approved by Royalty!

    Warden Abbey We have come to expect vineyards in the south and south west of England but did you know that there is a vineyard in Bedfordshire? According to records, Warden Abbey was a Cistercian Monastery founded in 1136 and the monks were likely to have planted and tended vineyards in its grounds at that…

  • Clophill History Discovery Walks by Colin Watt

    A friend emailed over the holidays sending me a link to a walk around Clophill he’d enjoyed. Led by my curiosity for everything ‘history’ and ‘countryside’ related I was excited to read one of Colin Watt’s Discovery Walks –  e-leaflets – and I thought it perfect to share this with you, alongside my virtual tour…

  • Capitals or not capitals – do lower case letters in a title irritate you?

    When I was looking at options for a cover design for my latest book ‘Murder, now and then’ a friend suggested I set the task as a challenge for design students at his college. The tutors are always on the look out for ‘real business opportunities’ to give their students experience of following specifications, meeting deadlines…