The blog of Christopher Hegan, author of The Musket Girl. Across the road from my house, in a long terraced Victorian street, stands an imposing house in commodious grounds. Three stories high, a brick structure, Edwardian at a guess, the generous windows commanding a spreading view over eastern Bristol. Coming to the UK five years ago I experienced first hand the tyranny of the landlord, enabled and empowered by a chronic, inexplicable housing shortage.

Saturday, October 26, 2013. I have learned to do so much from that site! That I found on there! It is quite possibly the best sugar cookie recipe that I have EVER tasted.

After using blogger over the past couple of years, sharing discoveries I like and creative inspiration by the many amazing creative talent out there. I decided to move the blogging to tumblr which I find more visual, cleaner and fun to use. So if you would like to continue following my posts click here. Friday, 4 November 2011. The Illustration and Graphic Design Graduate Ross McEwan. The saying goes that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.

Liz Claiborne jeans size 14. So I bought this pair of jeans years ago for a pound. I tried them on, and they hung down from my middle like a fallen black sack. I put them in the cupboard. After a year I came across them while looking for something else. I tried them on again. Hey presto! While they were in the cupboard they magically shrank to exactly the right size! It is a magic cupboard, obviously, and I am going to try it again with a size 16 Per Una. Now she knows why pirates.

You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. Then you go about the business of living.