Half an hour passed. That’s not an especially long time, really. You can’t watch a whole episode of Buffy in that time, or… bake a large potato. But you can totally destroy your career. I’ve been so afraid this was coming. For over a year now I’ve been fumbling my way through work, making absent-mindedContinue reading “Book Review: The Switch, by Beth O’Leary”
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York (Part 1?)
York is absolutely jam packed full of brilliant places to eat, fun things to do and see. In this post I have picked three of my favourite places to eat, get a drink, and go see. Now there are hundreds, if not thousands, of places to eat and see in York so I know thisContinue reading “York (Part 1?)”
The North-Norfolk Coastline
All this sunshine has got me thinking about going to the beach. The Norfolk coast is one of my favourite places to go and see the sea (because we all need to see the sea sometimes). I have some very happy childhood memories of plunging into the North Sea in Happisburgh (which is actually pronouncedContinue reading “The North-Norfolk Coastline”
Book review: The Lido, by Libby Page
The sky stretches above her and for a moment she feels completely free. She rolls onto her back and tries backstroke so she can watch the birds crossing back and forth… She stops swimming for a moment and floats; for the first time in a long time she lets herself relax. The water holds her.Continue reading “Book review: The Lido, by Libby Page”
Book Review: Girl A, by Abigail Dean
You don’t know me, but you’ll have seen my face. Girl A Lex is on her way to the prison where her biological mother has just died. She is the executor of the will, although she doesn’t understand why, given that she has refused to see her mother all of the time that she hasContinue reading “Book Review: Girl A, by Abigail Dean”
Knaresborough: Wild Flowers, Castles and Caves
Last week we visited Knaresborough, a small market town on the River Nidd, which we found to be thoroughly charming and endlessly photographable. It is about a 35-minute drive from York and 15-minutes from Harrogate but you could easily spend a whole day exploring Knaresborough. After parking up (York Place is a cheap and nicelyContinue reading “Knaresborough: Wild Flowers, Castles and Caves”
Book Review: Miss Benson’s Beetle, by Rachel Joyce
Until now, Margery hadn’t shared her father’s love of insects… Yet as her finger met the golden beetle, something happened: a spark seemed to fly out and her future opened. She went hot and cold. She would find the beetle. It was that simple. Miss Benson’s Beetle Margery Benson is working in a school teachingContinue reading “Book Review: Miss Benson’s Beetle, by Rachel Joyce”
Two Month Review: Women Who Travel
My blog is two months old today! It has been another fun month of writing, reading, learning and getting to know people. For this month’s round up I thought I would continue highlighting some of the women who have been keeping me inspired. “My relationship to travel has always been… a kind of ferocious eagernessContinue reading “Two Month Review: Women Who Travel”
Jordan: Three Things to See That Aren’t Petra*
*but you should still definitely see Petra Wadi Rum People go to the desert to see nature in all its vastness and magnificence. They go expecting something other-worldly: to be transported away to Mars. To be inspired. Wadi Rum. Even the name calls up images of heat shimmering across sand dunes under an open sky.Continue reading “Jordan: Three Things to See That Aren’t Petra*”
Book Review: Leonard and Hungry Paul, by Rónán Hession
‘What kind of things do they usually ask? I’ve never had an interview before…’ In general, they usually like to know if you’re a born leader, a visionary and a can-do sort of person.’ ‘I suppose there are probably lots of things I could do if were to try them, but generally I don’t tryContinue reading “Book Review: Leonard and Hungry Paul, by Rónán Hession”
Luggage & Scribble 