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Teresa H-B's bio
Teresa lives in Worthing with her husband Stuart and their three rescue cats.
She has recently retired from a long career in the Health and Social care sector, and has taken up Mosaics, Pilates and walking cricket.
Her love of writing has always been prevalent throughout her life, and she wrote Catawall, fluent in feline following major surgery as a form of therapy.
Her love of rhyme and rhythm feature in Catawall and her subsequent children’s books featuring Mackerel a piratical cat who captures the heart of everyone, even the ships mice and rats!
‘Mackerel and The Jolly Daisy’, ‘Mackerel and the Treasure Map’ and ‘Mackerel Saves the Day’.
Her latest project Doggee Longlegs enters young fiction aimed at older children. Doggee is about young dog who starts life in a rescue shelter, overlooked on the homing day.
Teresa is a great advocate of all animals and feels passionately about animal welfare, both at home and abroad. -
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Keep the light shining and let the sunflowers growIt's such a dreadful time, we all feel helpless watching this nightmare unfold.ViewDate:
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Your Loyal and Trusted FriendsAbsolutely love the picture, very clever Sally.ViewDate:
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Grandad's Lost His ForgetterThank you Sally. I wrote a poem about someone with dementia a few weeks ago which I am more than happy to share. The plan at the moment is to write another poem looking at the heartbreak of being a carer. This will form a trilogy. Regards Teresa xViewDate:
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Approved2 Comments27/01/2025 11:40:59poems: The PhotographThe Photograph He sits and looks at a photograph of a woman with beautiful hair. Her eyes...Approved1 Comments17/01/2025 20:17:45poems: The Humble SpudThe Humble Spud Let’s hear it for the potato, let’s honour the good ole’ spud, that...Approved1 Comments11/12/2024 18:58:28poems: Christmas Time, Feline StyleChristmas Time, Feline Style The Christmas tree was magnificent, our fairy looked...Approved1 Comments08/12/2024 08:28:22poems: The Binfluencer!In this age of new words I am struck by one description, the word is 'Binfluencer. ...Approved2 Comments22/11/2024 13:39:46poems: The Mind is WillingThe Mind is Willing! My mind is totally willing but my body’s not caught on, well, I...Approved1 Comments06/11/2024 23:51:04poems: A man of ConsequenceA Man of Consequence He was a man of consequence, hardworking all his life, married with...Approved4 Comments23/05/2024 06:29:15poems: We Can't ImagineThis poignant poem was written by Teresa Harrison-Best to commemorate the anniversary of the...Approved1 Comments11/05/2024 07:25:32poems: The Stranger On The ShoreThis poem is the tale of a veteran of the Normandy landing who honours his fallen comrades for the...Approved1 Comments06/05/2024 23:23:43poems: The Suds Crept Slowly Towards MeAs the weather here is pretty grotty I thought I'd share a poem to make you chuckle. Hope you...Approved2 Comments02/04/2024 18:06:17poems: PotholesPotholes have become the bane of everyone's life..... Potholes Our potholes look like...Approved0 Comments13/02/2024 18:32:03poems: How to Spoil Your ValentineHow to Spoil Your Valentine They’d had a sumptuous dinner and a fine wine from...Approved4 Comments21/12/2023 22:06:57poems: The Santa Claus ApplicationIs it too late to apply? The Santa Claus Application It was fast approaching Christmas...Approved2 Comments15/12/2023 12:32:25poems: A Bright Full MoonEdward Lear, please forgive me! The Owl and the Pussycat Revisited (A Bright Full Moon)...Approved2 Comments06/12/2023 23:02:51poems: The Christmas Tree FiascoA little Christmas poem for you. (Homework from my writing group) The Christmas Tree Fiasco...Approved2 Comments08/11/2023 18:14:55poems: The face that says it allThe face that says it all He has the look of a troubled man, a guise that haunts his...Approved3 Comments25/07/2023 11:41:59poems: My husband is quite used to growing old by himself, I haven't had a birthday in years.I was given this as a title at my writing group. (I haven't had any parts renewed, titivated or...Approved0 Comments22/04/2023 10:36:56poems: Pasta and NoodlesI used a sentence generator and came up with this... Pasta and Noodles My Uncle John is...Approved2 Comments07/04/2023 16:39:04poems: The New Kind of ExcitementDoes this relate to you yet? The New Kind of Excitement I used to be excited about...Approved0 Comments15/02/2023 17:18:24poems: The Cricket DinnerThe Cricket Dinner It was the annual cricket club dinner, a grand and splendid affair, the...Approved1 Comments25/01/2023 23:09:17poems: Five Dinner BillI was told a similar story the other day, so I decided not to miss this opportunity to write a...Approved1 Comments05/01/2023 12:09:54poems: New Year's Resolution Cat StyleNew Year's Resolution Cat Style On New Year's Day morning I’ve made my resolutions and I...Approved1 Comments31/12/2022 09:20:00poems: A Lovely Cup Of Tea!A Lovely Cup Of Tea If life is full gloom and woe and nothing turns out right, there’s a...Approved4 Comments23/12/2022 19:00:57poems: Christmas with the petsHappy Christmas and a peaceful New Year to you all. Hopefully this will give you a giggle.....Approved3 Comments11/11/2022 17:57:32poems: The Young ManThe Young Man Bill’s life had been quite simple, a country lad was he, aged twenty with... -
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