Musings :: Moments :: Memories
When I was pregnant with Evelina, I met a wonderful group of women thanks to the NCT course we took. Eleven years on, we are still good friends. We haven't seen each other for a long time due for Covid (and other family commitments) but we are together today in Bath enjoying a night away.… Continue reading Connecting with friends
Five things I would love to do someday: Go dog sledding in Alaska;Experience the Northen Lights;Attend a literary festival;Go on safari;Have a book published.
Today was not an ideal day. But if I was to design an ideal Thursday, it would look like this: 6am I wake naturally and rise before the kids wake. I stretch, read, and write with a cup of tea. The sunrise streams in through the slanted shutters. Harper sits at my feet. She has… Continue reading An ideal day
Five novels I am excited to read in 2022: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelThe Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip PullmanThe Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine DoyleOlive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
I hadn't chosen a word year yet. I haven't found it particularly useful of late; maybe that is just because the last couple of years have been so full of uncertainty. My word for 2021 was 'hope' and I am not sure I could’ve chosen another given the circumstances. However, I don’t know if it… Continue reading Living boldly
Five things I am grateful for today: My enthusiastic Year 12 student who was inexplicably very happy to see me today.Harper. The world's best doggo pal.My new cinnamon candleMy daughter's friends mum who picked her up from school, gave her tea and took her to dance class. It makes Mondays so much easier.Sourdough toast, butter… Continue reading A little bit of gratitude
When my kiddos get sad, angry, hurt, or frustrated, the very first thing I tell them to do is to stop and take a breath. Slow and steady. In through the nose then out through the mouth. This calming practice doesn't just work for tearful kiddos. From women in labour to that breath you take… Continue reading A Deep Breath
I have been writing a blog in some form or other since 2005. That's over sixteen years. Thousands of blog posts in, I should be able to call myself a writer without feeling a frisson of embarrassment, and yet despite working on my novel for years, chipping away a few words at a time, and… Continue reading A Writer’s Identity
When we started watching Canadian-made comedy Schitt’s Creek, I was a little unsure. A show about a ridiculously rich and privileged family falling on hard times with the inimitable Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara certainly seemed like it would be a funny show. But inevitably the first season took an episode or two to warm… Continue reading A Good Laugh
For the third year in a row, I met my goal of reading 50 books in a year. These are the five best ones of the year for me: The first book that I want to tell you about is a book called The Storm Keeper’s Island. It is written by Irish writer Catherine Doyle… Continue reading Five Good Books
Notes From My Day 