Musings :: Moments :: Memories
The nights are closing in. This is a phrase that is usually uttered with a defeated tone. 'Closing in' certainly sounds ominous. Slightly threatening. Like a pack of wolves slowly creeping towards the door. However, I love these earlier sunsets, the longer nights, the stretches of twilight. The huge harvest moon glowed orange and bright… Continue reading Dark nights and book stacks
Watching - Slow Horses, AppleTV+ If you somehow have managed to not watch Season 1-3 of Slow Horse please do yourself a favour and get an AppleTV+ subscription so you can bask in its excellence. It is my favourite show for a long time. They release it weekly, old school-style, which is so infuriating as… Continue reading Currently
The summer has chugged along at a pace which has been at once leisurely and far too fast for my liking. I still catch myself filled with dread for the start of term only to remember that I am not returning to school. Still, I am going to miss the slower pace of life during… Continue reading Lately
I saw someone online do this and it looked so fun. You take each letter of your name and do something connected to that letter. So today I am having a go before the craziness of summer begins. K is for Kettle - I started the morning as usual with a cup of tea in… Continue reading Name Day
My sourdough toast with butter and Marmite for breakfast. Our thriving basil plant. Having a catch-up with a dear friend in Warwick and being able to sit outside (we didn't get a picture - gah!). St. Mary's Church in Warwick chiming 9 o'clock as I walked back to the car. My new little handbag from… Continue reading Five Tiny Moments of Joy
I am currently working at home and so I have had a bit of a spruce up of my desk and the surrounding area. Here it is in all its glory. Notes on my work area: The banner was bought in a lovely shop in Rockport, MA on our 2019 trip to Cape Cod and… Continue reading Where I Work
Back when I was pregnant with Austin, I started planning and writing a novel. I wrote little and infrequently. I found it hard to write with a newborn baby. I found it hard to write with my teaching job. To boost my word count, I went on a couple of writer's retreats, and every November,… Continue reading Dealing a New Hand
I was a teacher for ten years and it never really felt totally right. For most of my career, I was waiting for it all to click, for the conditions to improve, for the support to be given, for the current I was swimming against to slow. For a time, I thought it did. Teaching… Continue reading For Good
I want to remember how Austin snuggles up with Rich to watch TV. His neck is right in the crook of Rich's arm and he places his hand on Rich's stomach. There is such a happy stillness to these moments. I want to remember the happy flush on Evelina's face when she came home from… Continue reading I Want to Remember
I have enjoyed making this list. I have moved over a couple of things that I didn't manage in 2023, and I have tried to spread think about the different themes that matter to me: travel, family, hobbies, writing, work, home and connection / community. I will be sharing my progress here and on Instagram… Continue reading My 24 in 2024 List
Notes From My Day 