As I’ve been reading a bit less, I thought it would be easier to compile the last couple of months of completed books into one post. In the past week I have found myself gravitating more towards reading, which has been a joy. Rooms of Their Own by Alex Johnson This was a larger book … Continue reading Winter 2023 Reads
This morning I was sitting in my room upstairs and sunlight was coming in through the window. I thought it was the nicest thing I’d seen in a while. I was reading and I could hear the washing machine going in the laundry. There was a tissue box next to me, which doesn’t normally live … Continue reading The Writing Life
Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin: a fairytale style book with beautiful illustrations, this novel is the perfect wintery-read. About two girls whose father disappears, the story follows Snow and Rose as they meet mysterious creatures who live in the woods near the home and try to uncover the secrets surrounding the woods. A … Continue reading May 2023 Reads
Here we are again, a surprising one month later. I didn’t mean to take a break from blogging. If anything, I had grand plans of writing more due to a week off and the public holidays. But God had a way of surprising me while I was away, and my writing ended up being for … Continue reading March 2023 Reads (and autumn updates)
February was a full month as I finished a few books I had been reading through January, as well as having my first visit to a local library and borrowing six books I hadn’t read before. This, of course, meant a flurry of reading and a neglect of the books at home I had already … Continue reading February 2023 Reads
I finished the year well! Though I was 48 books off my goal of 100, reading 52 is an achievement. Here is what I read in December. Heidi by Johanna Spyri: This was such a precious read! I admit, the slow beginning took me a while to get into. But once I was in the … Continue reading December 2022 Reads
Dear friend, The time between Christmas and New Year is a strange one. Routine goes out the window and I don’t feel like doing much at all – which is unfortunate seeing as I worked during that period. The feeling has me all the more motivated to start the year well. (Only, a week late.) … Continue reading Newsletter: beginnings
I don’t think I’ll reach my goal of reading 100 books this year. With working full time, my free time is necessary elsewhere! With that being said, I love how intentional my reading has been. I read during my lunch break at work and again before bed. These feel like proper wind-down periods where I … Continue reading November 2022 Reads
Dear friend, We’re back to December, the time of year when I drive home from work with the aircon blasting while I listen to songs about glistening snow and the fireplace. My favourite time of year. This year feels even more exciting because I have a home to decorate; I bought my first proper Christmas … Continue reading Newsletter: a simple Christmas
Dear reader, Someone recently asked me how I ended up where I am now. I stumbled through the here’s and there’s of the last seven years, and they responded with it sounds like you were searching for something. Ordinarily, this kind of comment would embarrass me. The admission of trying to find something, of trying … Continue reading Newsletter: searching for something
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