Here are the books I’ve committed to reading this month. I’m on track with my reading after a fairly intense June (thanks Read Caribbean month, you were amazing!). I’m slowing my pace but still reading every day. The details: Normal People Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small […]
I’ve been talking about how much I am enjoying eating salads these days, they are the perfect meal for these super hot days. Plus really easy to put together! I started making them randomly by just tossing whatever I had handy in a bowl. Confession: this was pretty much sheer […]
The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion by Kei Miller. Up until this year, I had a really hard time listening to audiobooks. I got seriously distracted every time I tried, and would miss whole entire swaths of the books. The only ones that seemed to work were […]
Halloween Planner It’s the month of Halloween, but it’s also Caribbean Folklore Month, so my TBR is focused that way right now. Here are my spooky and folkloric recommendations. The Mermaid of Black Conch by Nicole Roffey. I read this back in June for #readcaribbean, but my Caribbean Book Club […]
while running errands last week i did a quick impromptu photo walk, and snapped some shots around town. i’m really glad i did, because it’s been raining, and these sunny photos are keeping me warm today. i’m definitely going to do this again soon. but with a bit more intention! […]
i got a box of fun new art supplies this week. i’ve been wanting to invest in a set of inks for ages, so this ink focused box was just perfect. i had some really basic spray inks from my scrapbooking days, which i would use when inks were called […]
i’m cooking dinner tonight, and it’s one of our favourite meals: gochujang chicken. can’t beat chicken and potatoes right? this version is slowly roasted for over two hours in a sweet and spicy sauce. it takes about twenty minutes to prep, then another 15 minutes once cooked to get it […]
Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine. Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop
i’m finding it hard to settle into getting anything concrete done this week, and this morning while doing my morning pages, i had an epiphany: i’m exhausted from over extending myself last week. i signed up for three different classes without realising it (you know those free challenges that lead […]
i wasn’t kidding about getting started on christmas gifts. this might be the earliest i’ve started, and it feels good! I just might hit that goal of mine to be done by the end of November. i am also working through my christmas planner, i want to have most of […]
