Reading

Autumn Reads: How I Fell in Love with Katya Balen’s Beautiful Books

I picked up this book at Chatsworth last year, drawn by the beautiful Angela Harding cover and the autumnal theme. I have read with Austin a couple of Katya Balen's shorter books, Birdsong and Nightjar. These books are published by Barrington Stoke and are dyslexia-friendly with a specific font and cream pages. Austin is not… Continue reading Autumn Reads: How I Fell in Love with Katya Balen’s Beautiful Books

Journal

Dark nights and book stacks

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