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,...
Open House London 2017
Sunday the 17th was my ten year anniversary in the UK. I’m so lucky to be able to live in one of the greatest cities in the world, where...
September's inspiration
As the second instalment of my new feature, here’s what I’m inspired by this month. September is usually the pinnacle of my...
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...
Wedding animals
It's (sort of) summer, and that means weddings! As I've said before, I'm a big fan of weddings. I completely understand all the arguments...
Those very buckets turned upside down …
I’m back! It’s been a long hiatus since my last blog post, but I’ve now returned to working on my children’s book project. I’ve only just...
London's dead
Despite having lived in the UK for eight years, I still can't really deal with the lack of sunlight this time of year. It seems like all...