Category: inspiration
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Remembering another New Year…
Big Ben has always been a very special symbol in my life. I grew up in London, and the deep resonant tones of the bell and the imposing majesty of the building are one of the most enduring memories of my time there.London has many such landmarks and I love them all, but that tall…
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A New Dawning…
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Something very strange has been going on around here… We have been having some lovely sunrises lately, probably because the temperature has dropped alarmingly. Something has been rising in me, too, and it is so very welcome. I have been doing quite a lot of thinking too, something I didn’t expect. Being in constant pain…
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Christmas is nearly here…
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Despite everything, I am looking forward to Christmas, the way a child does, I expect. I am feeling like a very stroppy child these days, one that is being denied so many things. But… I intend to forget all about the trials and tribulations, the struggle to write, or do anything constructive for that matter.…
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The Long Awaited day…
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I wasn’t quite sure how I felt when I woke up on Friday morning, so it was a very confused woman who staggered to the car. For days, I had been fighting a feeling of vague disappointment, so sure that this long-awaited appointment would be a waste of time, like so many before. (It usually…
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Finally, the Dawning…
I am still getting over my day at the hospital, and will be posting about it soon. It was gruelling and boring in equal measure, but the as yet faint after-effects are beginning to impress me. I still have all my fingers crossed, but hope is dawning like never before…
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A Nightmare Remembered…
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75 years ago, I read an illustrated copy of Jane Eyre. I was eight years old and fascinated by the haunting drawings and the story itself. A sad, complicated story that gave me nightmares. I spent my childhood trying to escape from a miserable childhood, reading everything I could get my hands on. The story…
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The Midnight Bookshop: Your next favourite magical realism book #Fiction
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You don’t choose the book. The book chooses you… ‘A book I was sorry to finish.‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A timeless story that emphasizes the healing and transformative power of books.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ –Long ago, a bookshop was born – the beating heart of all those who find hope within the pages of a book. With the words…