Since my last post i've been trying to temper my expectations. Despite how positive my visit allotment was, we could still be in for a long wait. This latest project is a good opportunity for self-reflection in the meantime. For those of you who follow me elsewhere, you'll be aware that I've been doing therapy [...]
New Growth
I've been fostering a secret for this last couple of weeks. Nurturing it to fruition. It's not quite fully there yet but today I was able to share the work I've done so far. I'm usually very good at keeping secrets, not that I have many to hold. But this time I was so full [...]
The Shadows That Run Alongside Our Car (2016)
The Shadows That Run Alongside Our Car is a short but powerful little visual novel about two strangers running from the the zombie apocalypse. Created over the course of four days by indie trio Lox Rain, the game never leaves the confines of the used car speeding down the highway but manages to cleverly weave [...]
Vegan and Counting
In this last year i've found myself feeling increasingly unhealthy and, come the end of summer, I was ready for some kind of detox. I made the decision to radically change my diet and I've been following a plant-based diet now for what will be nine weeks on Sunday. In other words, i've gone vegan. [...]
#WeekendCoffeeShare: Thinking Happy Thoughts
If we were having coffee I'd tell you I'm starting over again, brick by tiny brick. This last year has been a difficult one for both of us: we've had to weather some extreme storms and it feels like we're only just now coming out the other side, but not altogether unscathed. In all honesty, [...]
Me & My #Bujo: March Review
I'm back after a social media detox with, as promised, an update on my first attempt at Bullet Journaling. Fair warning: this is my plain vanilla work #bujo so it's a pretty banal example. It's the no-frills poor cousin of the creative personal #bujo i'll be starting later this month so it's intentionally functional and not [...]
Plans and Procrastinations
During breakfast yesterday I happened to mention to Lizzie that I didn't understand Bullet Journals, and so began a long, animated discussion about what they are, how they work and explanations of examples from Lizzie's own Bullet Journal. From there I spent the rest of the day researching different styles and approaches. Needless to say I [...]
An evening with Alexa
Okay, I confess: my curiosity got the best of me and I splurged on an Amazon Echo. You know, one of those little black cylinders that talks back. The Echo is basically a sophisticated bluetooth speaker coupled with Amazon's cloud-based artificial intelligence 'Alexa' ready and waiting to answer your queries. Admittedly an Echo isn't something I needed so [...]
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Less than a week ago I stood in an empty house. There was no laughter, no joy, and certainly no changing the fate of the families who used to live there. The house was the secret annex where the Frank family and others tried to hide from the senseless persecution at the hands of the [...]
Guest Post: Escaping Evil by Revis Edgewater
Talented writer Revis Edgewater from 33 Grams of Blog leaves us spellbound this week with an original story based on a quote from my all time favourite book. This is his second part of our Cheer Pepper collaboration - the first can be found on his blog here. "On the sea he wished to meet it, [...]
Rocky (1996 – 2011)
Before my parents had Rory and Cassie, there was Rocky. He was a Collie cross Terrier (we thought) and, as kids, our first dog growing up. He saw me through high school and college before I moved away to London to go to university. He lived with my parents to the good old age of [...]
#WeekendCoffeeShare: Poblano Edition
If we were having coffee i'd tell you things are a bit more settled now. My mum is doing a lot better. She seems to be in a good mood overall and is gaining confidence and energy. Day by day she's more like herself. I've been visiting for a long weekend so will be catching [...]
