Places I want to live:
A lighthouse on a lonely island; on the rocks, huge grey waves crashing and spraying white sea foam, a black and white collie for company, round rooms and a spiral staircase, windows with a view over a stormy sea and far-stretching green fields, a boat ride to the mainland, comfortable silence
An old castle in Scotland; secret passageways and underground tunnels, overgrown gardens covered in purple gorse, ivy growing up grey stone walls, a haunted gallery, a library filled with leather-bound books, empty suits of armours and angel statues in the grounds, a bookcase door leading to a hidden attic
An apartment above a bakery; smell of fresh bread coming up through bare floorboards, early morning starts, a window seat to read in, bright sunlit rooms, a small black cat curled up on a comfy bed, colourful flowers on a balcony overlooking a cobble square, cooking dinner with friends in a tiny kitchen
A cottage in a small Cornish village; low ceilings with wooden beams, burning fires in an old fireplace in winter, writing poetry in the garden, thriving vegetable patches, sprigs of lavender hanging from the ceiling, a horseshoe over a green-painted front door, baking cakes for the farmers’ market
