November's inspiration
Jim Kay’s illustrations for Harry Potter I was very lucky to have been just the right age for the Harry Potter books. Although I wasn’t...
August's inspiration
Happy 1st Anniversary of the 'Inspiration of the Month' series! It was August 2017 that I wrote my first post about what was inspiring me...
June's inspiration
How has it been six months since I last wrote a post?!? I knew I was going to go into hibernation mode for part of the winter, but I...
Dresden
Back in November 2015, Alexej and I went for a short trip to Dresden and Berlin. I’ve been meaning to write about our trip since then,...
November's inspiration
I’m a bit late with this post since Alexej and I were in Venice last weekend to see the Biennale. It was an amazing but tiring...
October's inspiration
September was a busy month - the 17th marked ten years since I moved to the UK, my parents were visiting London at the end of the month,...
Berlin
As I mention in my previous post, Alexej and I visited Berlin a few weeks ago. We flew in on Friday evening and our first stop on...
August's inspiration
Hello again! I’m back, after having gone on my usual unplanned, extended break from writing. A lot has changed in the past year since I...
New Orleans
Hello again! It’s been a while, and I’ve been doing a lot of travelling over the last month and a half. In August, we visited Nice and...
Nice, France
The attack in Nice that happened on Bastille Day really hit home for me. Alexej’s mom lives in Nice, and we’ve visited her every August...
