Let me autograph your ebook!
Did you know that I can now autograph your ebooks? Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? If you have read any of my books and you have them on your reading device, I’d love to sign them for you. All you need to do is click Go!
Old Fools Blog
Victoria Twead nagged her long-suffering partner, Joe, into moving from England to Spain in 2004. They settled into a tiny mountain village in Andalucía, became reluctant chicken farmers and ended up owning probably the most dangerous cockerel in Spain. Victoria’s hilarious record of their culture shock and life with the villagers is told in her book, ‘Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools’ and the sequels.
A new Sixpenny Cross tale
When I finish an Old Fools book, I always feel elated, but exhausted. That’s when I turn to my village and friends at Sixpenny Cross and lose myself in weaving a story that I hope keeps readers guessing.
Stages of a book cover
When I asked my cover artist, Nick Saltmer, to design a cover for C is for the Captain, book 3 of the Sixpenny Cross series, all I said was, I’d like a typical English village pub, please. Within days he had come back with the initial sketch.
The Old Fools series as Audiobooks
Very exciting news! I’ve just signed a deal with the very nice folk at Whole Story Audiobooks. This means that the Old Fools series is going to be recorded and made into audiobooks!
The books will be professionally narrated and then CDs will be manufactured and put on sale. Not only will the CDs be available all over the world, but anybody will also be able to download them from Audible or a host of other retailers, or borrow them from their own library.
I can’t wait!
Lola the Spoodle and her new treasure
Just in case you were wondering how Lola is – here’s an update. Of course I don’t mean Lola Ufarte, the young lady who frequently shocks El Hoyo. No, I’m talking about Lola, our gorgeous but completely insane cocker spaniel/poodle mix.
Two Old Fools in Turmoil is on Amazon
The deadline was Christmas, and we made it with time to spare! The fifth in the series, Two Old Fools in Turmoil, is on Amazon! If you order it now, you’ll get it at a discounted price and on 22nd December it will appear on your Kindle, as if by magic…
Free Old Fools Photo Books, help yourself!
Over the years, we’ve taken loads of photographs and it seems a shame not to share some. So I’ve created some albums, one for each Old Fools book, and I’d love it if you’d like to see them. I’ve also included some photos of the recipes in the books, in case you need serving suggestion inspiration.
My magnetic granddaughter
My littlest granddaughter, Winter, is walking now, and very mobile. She still pops everything in her mouth which is always a worry.
The Old Fools are back!
Last year, when Joe was twice rushed into Intensive Care and put on a life-support machine, everything changed.
The shock was profound and his recovery has been slow and arduous. Thank goodness, Joe is not one to give up, and he is now almost as strong as when the viruses attacked. Thank you so much to the many readers who have been in touch wishing him well.
It’s been nine months since our last newsletter but writing has had to take a back seat. Usually it takes a year to write an Old Fools book but, the latest, Two Old Fools in Turmoil, has taken much longer.
However, I’m on the last chapter and we hope to launch it in a couple of months.
Lola’s boyfriend
No, this is not about Lola Ufarte, the badly behaved young lady in El Hoyo that I’ve told you about in my books. However, Lola the Spoodle (or Cockerpoo) is named after Lola Ufarte. I was looking for a name that would suit a golden, very beautiful, naughty dog. A name that would remind me of Spain. “Lola” seemed like the perfect choice.
