About susan sheldon nolen
Welcome to my blog where I share my musings of life in London, English Bits and Bobs, the process of being a writer, and the antics of my beloved writing companion a Fox Terrier named Ted. I love photography, adore coffee, treasure books, love my friends, and I am hopelessly addicted to travel and Ted. I post once a week, usually on Mondays and I answer all comments on posting day. It’s such a privilege to have readers. Thanks for being one of them.
It’s time for the morning moan- an opinion rant session. It’s scary how fast things change. I was only at the Oxford Market last year and wrote about how wonderful it was. This trip though, I have to say, my … Continue reading →
Posted in Opinion Rants
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Tagged Bicester, Business and Economy, Coffee, Coffeehouse, England, High Street, Oxford, Oxford Covered Market, Oxford Covered Market rents, Oxford Mail, Oxfordshire, Shopping
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I love how crooked things are every where in England, but what I loved about this door was the fact the house was built in 1693 and rebuilt in 1778! To top it all off, they even state that fact … Continue reading →
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We were all taught early on in school that you don’t end a sentence with a preposition, but sometimes naughty things happen. The classic example is… What did you step on? We would never write or say– What on did … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arts, Ben Jonson, Dryden, John Dryden, Language, Latin, Novel Writing, Preposition and postposition, Writing and Editing, Writing Fiction, Writing Tips
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I was back in Oxford on a Bank Holiday. I always vow to never travel on Bank Holidays and yet here I was thrashing my way through the crowds. The line at the Thornton’s Ice Cream window was a mile … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alfred Goldstein, Arch Bridge, Banbury Road, Bank Holiday, Bridge, Colleges and Universities, Druid, England, Hayrick Border, Ice cream, iPhone, Jack Russell Terrier, King Charles, Oxford, Oxford University, OxfordUniversity, The High Bridge Oxford, Victory Garden
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Once in a while, a word comes along that really jars you out of the read. I was really into this current novel that I am reading…when I read the following sentence. She goggled. What? Googled? That was my … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Writers, writing
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Tagged Authors, Fiction, Goggle, Google, Google Goggles, Literary Novels, Search Engines, Spell checker, Writers Resources, Writing and Editing, Writing Fiction, Writing Tips
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I do like poking my nose into all sorts of things. I had to go up this alleyway and see what the back of those fabulous Boston Brownstones were all about. I found this door and many others as the … Continue reading →
Strange things happen in the city, I’m lucky that I have been spared quite a few of them. When the family lived in Primrose Hill, in London, the war was on. My father was only a young boy when he … Continue reading →
Posted in England, London, Memories and musings
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Tagged Bomb shelter, Civil defense siren, Grandparent, History, London, London during the war, Primrose Hill, Twentieth Century, Unexploded ordnance, World War Two
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Life can’t ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death — fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant. –Edna Ferber I came across this quote and fell in … Continue reading →
Posted in Writers, writing
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Tagged Algonquin Round Table, Authors, Edna Ferber, Giant, Ice Palace, Jewish Women, Jewish Writers, Kalamazoo Michigan, New York City, Novel Writing, Pulitzer Prize, Saratoga Trunk, So Big, Stage Door, Writers, Writing Fiction, Writing Tips
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Rochester has some amazing doors, and funny enough, loads of very crooked doors. This door once led to an amazing Sunday Roast, with potatoes crisped to perfection in goose fat, and rare roast beef on offer. If one could manage … Continue reading →
I always love finding another Terrier lover, and double joy, a great writing friend. Kate Shrewsbury has an amazing blog which I read weekly. I love her style of writing, and wanted to share one of her posts with you, … Continue reading →