Recipes, Tales and Adventures

I should begin with a confession. Mr M does all the shopping, all the cooking, and all the washing up in the Murphy house. I know. I KNOW. The nati...

Eleven years ago today, I opened a tearoom on April Fool's Day. People thought I was mad. They weren't entirely wrong. This is the real story behind The Magical Tearoom on the Hill — and why its second edition feels like the perfect way to mark the anniversary.

Summer 2025 has been fabulous with another three-week visit from my granddaughter, Minnie. As you can see, she is now a year older and has quite a ...

For those who can't wait to watch the videos, click here. We had not one, but two guests for this Beyond the Tearoom episode. Jenny Beckett (JB Mom...

Our special guest for this Beyond the Tearoom episode is Colin Mitchell, poet, gardener and woodworking extraordinaire. Colin is the first of our g...

Drum roll, please. Let me proudly introduce a newly published author, HC Parker.

 

Last October, I received an email from Helen asking if I would be interested in helping her self-publish her new book. That’s like asking me if I want to taste some Cadbury’s Dairy Milk!

March 6th, 2025, World Book Day As it’s World Book Day today, I thought it was a perfect time to tell you more about my exciting new project, The M...

In this episode of Beyond the Tearoom, I chat with Geraldine McFaul about walking from Glasgow to Rome. Just a little stroll, then! As we chat, we ...

In a special, one-off episode of Beyond the Tearoom, I am joined with my amazing five-year-old daughter, Minnie as we chat, giggle and make coconut...

Twice this week, I've had the great pleasure of attending book launches for new authors with their first novels. Congratulations to Elaine Wallace ...

This week I had the great pleasure of hosting the book launch for a new author with her first book, The Pink Cafe, written under the pseudonym of C...

One day, from the comfort of her home in Central Scotland, a Yorkshire author who loves to write, chat, and bake joined an online writing group. No...