Tea time in Bath! Loved my English tea with an English garden just outside!
all the words
When I write a blog post, I often sit with a cup of tea and ponder what I would say if you sat with me. That's what this space is for. You and me, hands wrapped around warm cups, catching up, sharing thoughts, dreaming, living creatively, and enjoying all the things in real life.
Frogs with signs & how insecurities lie
Surrounded by a feast inspired by the book that everyone seemed to love. The women’s delighted chatter filled up the room around us, but I didn’t have much to say. My insecurities started to whisper that I had made a mistake.
Maybe the frog was warning me…
Echoes of Me
In Rose and Eudora I heard echoes of Wendy and Esther. The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett reminded me that
The Books that Find Us
Sometimes a book finds its way to you, because you need the words of an Australian woman who understands the movies and stories that molded you (I still can’t watch the swamp scene in Neverending Story), knows the stranglehold trauma can have on the creativity that flows in your veins, and is willing to face her fears to write the words your heart needs to hear.
Cozy. Melancholy. Lovely.
It is a book that broke me out of a reading slump and reminded me of all I love about reading and what I love about writing.