Wandering Words

I feel so lucky to have some wonderfully bookish friends to share Christmas with #bookmas

My main group of friends meet every Christmas to exchange presents, a tradition we’ve kept going for as long as I can remember.  Some years, these gift giving celebrations have been elaborate, with takeaways, bags and bags filled with gifts, and snack-filled three day sleepovers. This year we managed to find two days together, wedged in between work shifts and family commitments.  Since we are…

Five great books I read in 2017 #bookworm

I really have just had so much fun reading this year, and have discovered some great new authors in the process.  So, I figured it was about time I shared the books of 2017 that I’m so glad I got to experience, rating them all 5/5 without a moment’s hesitation. Stan and Nan by Sarah Lippett An artist recounts the loving story of her grandparents… I read this book, and then my Gran read this book,…

Some legends never die...

Find joy even in the littlest of things.

A decade as pen pals is something worth celebrating

I've been learning how to doodle #art

I recently discovered the beautiful artwork of Alisa Burke, and was thrilled when I found out that she ran online art classes (and better yet, they were on sale).  I snapped up a pass to the Flower Power course, and have been working my way through ever since.  So far, I am halfway through the content, which focuses on inspiring budding artists, rather than offering a how-to guide of replicating…

"A few years ago I started a Smash Book with my friend..."

A few years ago I started a Smash Book with my friend. We had a creative void in our lives and the discovery of a trendy new kind of scrapbook was enough to draw us in. They sure weren’t cheap, but the novelty of the chunky hardback cover and thick colourful pages had us too excited to care. We each bought a different style for ourselves, after agreeing that if we worked together on just the one…

Nerding out with strategy board game Scythe.

A peek inside my sketchbook - oh my! #art

I’ve recently joined The Sketchbook Project 2018, where creative types fill a sketchbook and send it to Brooklyn Art Library to be a part of their permanent collection.  With my sketchbook on the way – I’ll be sure to do a full post on this when it arrives, as I’m so excited – I’ve decided to show you all a peek inside my current sketchbook. My favourite mediums are ink and watercolour, but I’d…

New post: I gush about The Wolf Among Us

I was recently lent The Wolf Among Us series by my other half, possibly in response to my moans that nothing was comparable with Saga.  Although I still stand by that statement, The Wolf Among Us was definitely still something to shout about. The series is just two books long, based on the Tell Tale game of the same name.  Both were inspired by the original Fable comics, about characters from…

Congratulations to Jess Larter for writing the winning entry of August's Flash Fiction Competition!

I’m pleased to share the winning entry of August’s Flash Fiction Competition!  The theme this time was ‘Game Over’, and Jess Larter has been chosen as August’s winner for her short story about a queen at war. You can read her winning story below: The Queen has lost count of how many times they have stood here, ready to play war as if they are children about to play a game. She stares out across…

I still spent the evening in front of the television #poetry #amwriting

I see your legs bent and broken, and I think: Thank God I can still walk. Thank God I can run, if I wanted to. I return to the sofa. I was musing today about the marvels of movement, after seeing an elderly man being overtaken by speedy commuters on their way home from work.  It was very humbling, though I still spent the evening in front of the television. Follow me…