A blog to keep me honest, motivated, and enthused about writing and reading, plus confessions on a serious addiction to coffee, notebooks and vintage typewriters.
Yesterday (Monday morning) I found myself in a rather unusual, if very sad, situation. Without breaching any privacy, I had gone to be with a client, who’s wife, also a client, had just died. Not one hour beforehand. There were three police cars parked on the quiet cul de sac. Family members had started to... Continue Reading →
Sunset Over Mt Taranaki, the end of 2014Hello, Beautiful 2015Welcome to 2015, dear reader, even if we are already 15 days in. The end of the year was certainly a hectic few months for myself, from planning and hosting a surprise birthday party for Nana, to our annual Christmas Lights extravaganza, (view the footage here... Continue Reading →
Greetings, dear reader, on a cold and blustery Sunday.Yesterday October tricked us into thinking summer was just around the corner and we, in turn, pottered in and out of the house in shorts and t-shirts, sunglasses a must to avoid the glare. Today? My hands are blue as I type, thick track-pants and hooded sweater... Continue Reading →
A favourite Rome shop, Il Papiro, selling all kinds of handmade paper and stationery productsI'm always inspired when planning a holiday, and envisage spending hours with notebook and pen, sketchbook and pencil, cappuchino or espresso, depending on the mood and location. I dream of the uninterrupted hours, the time to dream and people-watch, and notebooks... Continue Reading →
Embankment, Monday Night, Live Jazz playing"Up to this time I have been crushed under a sense of the sheer magnitude of London ...The place sits on you, broods on you, stamps on you ..."Henry James, 1869Trafalgar Square, Blue Cock, London EyeLondon. A literary haven. A treasure trove if you can ignore the heat and the... Continue Reading →
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A blog to keep me honest, motivated, and enthused about writing and reading, plus confessions on a serious addiction to coffee, notebooks and vintage typewriters.
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