I love the way the light falls at this time of year. There is a golden richness to it, one that invites you to sit outside for a while with hot tea or cold cider, savouring the last sweetness of summer before the long dark of winter sets in. It feels melancholy to me asContinue reading “Feeling Light”
Author Archives: Helen Jones
A Question of Time
Perhaps it’s just me, but I’m finding that time seems to be moving in strange ways these days. The gorgeous child is back at school and so I have five glorious hours to myself each day to work, far more than I did over the six weeks of summer holidays. More than enough, you wouldContinue reading “A Question of Time”
Before You Publish…
Chris The Story Reading Ape posted a link the other day that got me thinking. It was about a blogger – a cautionary tale, really. She had been using images from the internet to illustrate her blog posts, but had been unaware that she didn’t have permission to use those images. When a photographer calledContinue reading “Before You Publish…”
Night Scribbles
I woke last night with a half formed idea for a blog in my head. Something about rejection and happy thoughts and yet acknowledging it was tough yada yada. I tossed and turned and mumbled about it, then went back to sleep, a smile on my lips, certain I had a nice post for thisContinue reading “Night Scribbles”
The Turning of the Year
It’s the last day of school holidays. Autumn beckons, though no doubt we’ll have several weeks of warmth and brilliant sunshine once the kids have gone back to school. And I am having the slight wobble I do at this time of year, as the wheel turns and my daughter goes into a new year.Continue reading “The Turning of the Year”
A Family Adventure
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”
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”
Helen Glynn Jones 