The clouds were gathering, rain threatening, but it was Bank Holiday Weekend so we were going on a family adventure, no matter what 🙂 After discussion and consultation of maps, Avebury was decided upon. It’s somewhere I’ve always been keen to visit and, as it was only an hour and a bit away, it wasContinue reading “A Family Adventure”
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Of Ironing Boards and Boats
It’s probably reasonably well documented that I’m not a fan of housework, feeling it takes up time I could spend doing other things such as writing. However, there is one household task I quite enjoy. One that I find meditative and soothing. It’s ironing. I know, right? I can hear the screams from here. ButContinue reading “Of Ironing Boards and Boats”
In The Hedgerows
Today we braved the rain, the wasps and thorns and nettles, even the occasional spider. We walked along muddy paths with trees dripping above, laughing at each other, faces damp inside our hoods. We searched for treasure, night dark, glistening among the green leaves. And we found it. Sweet and tart, nature’s bounty, tumbling fromContinue reading “In The Hedgerows”
A Journey Through Ambeth
Over the weekend I visited a park I’ve known for years. I used to go there as a child, and my mother and grandmother also played there as children, so it’s somewhere very dear to me. It holds magic, as well – the magic of living close to somewhere so wonderful, exploring hidden pathways andContinue reading “A Journey Through Ambeth”
In My Own Voice
Suzie over at Suzie Speaks wrote a great post the other day, all about blog envy. She wrote about how it’s natural to compare our work to others and that, ultimately, we just need to get over it and get on with our own work, which I thought was a great sentiment. Her post madeContinue reading “In My Own Voice”
Breaking Blocks
Writer’s block. I get a tremor just writing the words, as though I need to cross my fingers or turn around three times to ward off bad fortune. I’ve been fortunate in this regard but then, when you’re getting paid to write for other people and have a deadline, writer’s block is an affliction youContinue reading “Breaking Blocks”
My Liebster Award Post
Recently, Jonathan and Aaron over at Husband&Husband nominated me for a Liebster Award – thanks so much, guys! 🙂 The way the award works is that you have to thank the blogger(s) who nominated you, answer eleven questions from them, write your own eleven questions and then nominate another eleven bloggers. So here are myContinue reading “My Liebster Award Post”
Sunset
I’m sitting here writing, every so often stopping to watch the glowing red/gold/purple sky. It’s my favourite time of day. There is a calmness, a warmth, a drawing in that happens in the transition from day to night, as though the rhythms of the world are slowing, taking me with them. There are fears, sometimes,Continue reading “Sunset”
An Observation – Part 6 – Heart Shaped Garden
Miss Three and I were at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, spending the day there with my mother-in-law, her sister and two other friends. Madam had already charmed everyone at lunch in the cafe, pretending to take our ‘orders’ at the table, charging us all exorbitant prices: ‘Really? A hundred dollars forContinue reading “An Observation – Part 6 – Heart Shaped Garden”
Sunday Catch Up
Just a very quick post today – family are on their way over, the sun is (sort of) shining and it’s going to be a nice day. But there’s loads to do before they arrive so I can’t stay long… Chris The Story Reading Ape has featured one of my posts today – it’s allContinue reading “Sunday Catch Up”
Helen Glynn Jones 