This is my short story that I wrote for the Words in Winter Trentham Ellen Kemp Memorial Prize which, incredibly, won! It was easy to write because I do love books and I took many of the quotes from favourite novels or BBC period adaptations. It is also about the feeling of first love. IContinueContinue reading “Novel Chemistry”
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Taking Stock: May
Last year I did a blogging course, Blog With Pip and she got me onto this Taking Stock business. Click this link to check out her beautiful and inspiring blog: PIP-LIFE TAKING STOCK I haven’t taken stock for a while, so here is where I am at in May, 2018. Just warning you, it isContinueContinue reading “Taking Stock: May”
The Writers’ Corner: Antalaya Israel
This month on The Writers’ Corner I am pleased to present author, Antalaya Israel, from the United States of America. Ms Israel has an adorable children’s book, How Sunny the Skunk Found His Smell, coming out this year, which deals with the theme of identity. Here’s a profile of this debut author: Name: Antalaya Israel Corner of theContinueContinue reading “The Writers’ Corner: Antalaya Israel”
A Tale of Two Fishes, Shavasana and Charred Parsnip
After a lady in my writing group remarked how much she enjoyed the book she was reading because it was so hilarious, and that there are not enough funny stories shared in the world, I was inspired to share one of my own. I’m no comedian but this tale from a few weeks ago wasContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two Fishes, Shavasana and Charred Parsnip”
A Letter to the Crying Mama on the Plane
I was lucky enough to go on holidays with our family last week and we were very spoilt to have our parents and siblings share the load of looking after and playing with our three kids. We had made our way up separately but when we returned home, many of us were on the sameContinueContinue reading “A Letter to the Crying Mama on the Plane”
The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’
I was never fantastic at being independent as a young adult. You’d think I’d have thought a bit more about that before travelling to live and work in Japan for six months. Despite studying the Japanese language at both high school and university, I still managed to get lost many a time during my stayContinueContinue reading “The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’”
Taking Stock
About a month ago I started taking an online blogging course called Blog With Pip which helps people start up or improve their blog, (click here for more information). I love that it allows you six months to work through course work that could potentially take only a couple. As a busy mum, it isContinueContinue reading “Taking Stock”
Gym Shmym: Mums and Dads, You’re Good
I am finally getting to a stage where my kids are old enough that I can prioritise more time for exercising and I actually feel that I have the energy to do it! I vividly remember in the first year having two under three, one of my medical practitioners told me that it would beContinueContinue reading “Gym Shmym: Mums and Dads, You’re Good”
Kat Buttigieg 