Maggie Fogarty, author
Hi, I’m Maggie Fogarty, pleased to meet you!
Thanks for stopping by at my website. You can find out more about me and my books here. I’ll be doing regular blogs about my life and work, with updates from our dog Bonnie, the very Cornish cockapoo.
Maggie
Remembrance and Reflection*: A sensitively curated collection of memories from an historic tragedy that is still remembered and still impacts on people today. The contributor’s voices have been captured really well and this important book will help to keep those voices alive for generations to come.”
Bookworm, Amazon reviewer. Find out more…
*Cover photo by MJ Niels McGuinness used with permission from his family
West End Gal: my latest blog posts
Pups, Books and Dog Tired!
Last week saw us take our new cockapoo pup, Bonnie, to her first training class. It was at Gulval Village Hall and on a rainy Thursday evening we weren’t sure what to expect. As it turned out the class was pretty busy with pups of all shapes, sizes and breeds. Trainer Anne certainly doesn’t […]
Trains and training…..
There’s a first time for everything and over the past few days my ‘first’ has been a fabulous rail journey from Penzance station all the way up to the Midlands. For those who already know the journey, much of the scenery is amazing and hats off to the fantastic ‘orange army’ who rebuilt the track […]
Here Comes Summer….!
One of the great things about having a seaside home is showing off the lifestyle to folk from ‘up country’. And what better way to celebrate my partner Paul’s birthday, than lunch with some visiting friends at the newly renovated Godolphin Arms in Marazion. It was great to see them taking in the views across […]
A VERY CORNISH COCKAPOO
So finally – Bonnie the Cornish cockapoo pup has landed at our home. She’s adorable, impish and totally demanding. Exactly what to expect from a new pup and we’re now tackling the hard stuff. A double whammy of toilet and cage training. The ‘cage’ bit – where we leave Bonnie to sleep overnight in her […]
PIRATES, PISTOLS AND POOCHES
Welcome to my new blog about adapting to seaside life in beautiful Cornwall. In 2013 I moved from the West Midlands to the West Cornish coast after a year living in sunny Bermuda. So a true ‘West End Gal’ both then and now! As I write this, I’ve just got back from ‘Pirates on the […]
New web site live
Pleased to say my new web site is now live! Look out for my blog – West End Gal – coming very, very soon…