These days, the month of October always reminds me of one place. The Isles of Scilly was the destination for a three week volunteer work placement I took part in a few years ago, and I have been longing to return ever since. Before I made that trip in the autumn of 2014, everyone I …
Widdershins: National Poetry Day
Happy #NationalPoetryDay! 28th September is national poetry day, a celebration of a rich culture of language, imagery and expression. I find that autumn is a season steeped in poetic inspiration. In the spirit of 'here's one I made earlier', I thought today would be the perfect occasion to share this poem I wrote inspired by …
Summer Adventure – Wild Rose Country
Alberta, Canada Canada. It seemed a world away. Amp had been several times of course since his parents emigrated in 2008, but I hadn't travelled further than a school trip across the channel to France, in my entire 25years! Many people found this lack of tourism hard to comprehend, their holiday memories being filled with …
Sussex, The Downs and I
Regular followers of this blog will be familiar with my passion for and connection with the area of the country I call home: the Sussex Downs. This week is 'National Parks Week', so it seems a perfect opportunity to delve a little deeper into where this love affair with my home county and its landscape …
Sussex Field Notes 