Into the Garden…

Autumn has arrived - brisk, breezy and bright! I'm loving it. How about you? With cooler days, comes more energy. Weeks flow in a fulfilling rhythm of work, studies, exercise and hobbies. Rather than play catch-up, I've created simpler plans, that remain flexible and favour the longview considerably more. This garden that I've puttered around …

Keep Digging

There are those whose words echo, far beyond their lifetime. I return to such words, because of their beauty and how as humans, we vibrate a thread that connects us all. I re-read Marcus Aurelius Meditations. Each morning, savouring phrases that have my soul humming. I love that words written two millennia ago still have …

Me to You

Today the journal is 5 years old! Thanks for reading & I hope you continue to enjoy it 🙂 Embedded in the days, there are moments that we can share with others, to help with the practical aspects of life. Optimal began as three separate items that I wrote to help me work through different …

Roaming (Into Nature)

Went wandering... and it was bliss. Sunshine greeted our party, as we visited an old favourite - Baddesley Clinton. Once home to four writers, it is the sort of setting in which you imagine inspiring great things. I'm light on words today, sharing the photos and leaving space for you to enjoy them... I've begun …

Lately…2

Mornadoodle* beautiful people. I'm writing in a brief flash of sunshine, while bursts of sheeting rain and rough winds, "shake the darling buds of May," as Shakespeare wrote. Lately, I've been planting and writing scenes for my latest novel. This week is 'Mock Move' - rummaging in a dozen areas around the home, that if …

Launching Optimal – FREE journal

Today I’m launching OPTIMAL – a journal of growth. This FREE ebook has been useful to me, time and again, so I’m excited to be sharing it with you. The journal has three sections: Part 1 enables the creation and resetting of habits and systems, freeing time and space for what matters most. Part 2 …

Antique Bag

Made from bri-nylon underskirts in the 1960s, this item is testament to the “mend and make do” culture. A lady that knew my grandmother crocheted them. I was happy when Mum gifted it me last year. I’ve known this bag all my life. It carried glass bottles of pop (soda) from the ‘offy’ (off licence …

Lately…

Afternoodle lovelies, how are you? I've had my head down writing or looking up, enjoying the blue sky. It's gorgeous to hear birds chirping. Weather and lifting of restrictions this week, has meant sunshine and more time in the garden. The sweet scent of Spring is like catnip for inspiration. I've been creating a download …