I was having a conversation my friend who was telling me about London Mithraeum an archaeological discovery in London of the Roman era, nearly 2000 years ago. As she explained to me what she had learnt it prompted me to think of the similarities to two books I had read recently: The Power by Naomi…
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the importance of books
The threat of ‘books will become obsolete’ gets thrown around every time some new technology emerges. It feels safe to say that books are here to stay, maybe it’s the human nature of needing to tell stories? Of course the format has expanded, and in some ways become more inclusive. (eBooks, Kindle, audiobooks, not to…
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ok i am now on instagram
So I have resisted for a long time to not join instagram, but I finally caved… For me this will be a place where I try to merge my analog self to a digital presence, not sure exactly yet but the creative thinking process is the only thing that excites me about using this platform.…
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thank you
What an amazing year it has been, the support this year has been more than I could’ve hoped for, so thank you to all who has been supportive and encouraged me to continue. Wishing you all a lovely Christmas with your friends and family 🎄🎄🎄 and see you all in 2019! on a personal note,…
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summer is here!!!
Hello Sun, So lovely that you have arrived and shining down so brightly on us. Please stay awhile. Lot of love xx Are you enjoying this beautiful weather? I have been soaking it up on stunning walks in the countryside, I love how everything is lush and in full bloom!!! Seeing this beauty in nature…
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father’s day is coming up – 17th june
Father, dad, papa, daddy, pop, pa, old man, whichever way you chose to address this man in your life, remember its fathers day June 17th! Did your dad read bedtime stories to you? Impart wisdom? Like to give you random facts!? A bookworm? This is a great gift for daddy bookworm! And this is my…
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When I was about seven I fell into a pond/lake thing at a park in a new city we just moved to, it was not a pleasant experience as you can imagine and from thereon I never learnt to swim, I did have swimming lessons at school but I was never taught how to swim…
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One thing I love doing in London is getting free tickets to watch a TV show being recorded. It’s fun seeing shows that you sometimes watch on TV live, I usually go to comedy panel shows. It’s completely free, I use Applause Store where you apply for tickets to shows you want to go to, from Q.I…
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book treat
I love libraries and bookshops, it’s where I like to go if I’m feeling stressed out, there’s something with being surrounded by books that I find calming. I find myself wandering around in the Foyles on the Southbank after a particularly stressful incident and decided I definitely deserve to treat myself. It’s been a long…
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100th review
Whoop, 🎉 don’t mind me I’m just celebrating I got my 100th review* on Etsy. One of the lessons I’ve learnt along this journey is to celebrate and appreciate the little and big wins. Celebrating the little wins is great to see your own progress and over time how much this adds up and helps…
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by Law: to feed my creative soul 