Why the Heat Makes Reading Feel Like a Chore Last Tuesday afternoon, I read the same paragraph three times before realizing I hadn’t absorbed a single word. The heat had turned my brain to soup, and the ambitious novel I’d…
My earliest memories of tennis are snapshots of hot summer afternoons in front of the TV, while my father watched a game at Wimbledon. Or was it Roland Garros ? I can’t remember, and it was probably all the same to…
Anna Pavord and the Keukenhof Gardens
A cruise on the canals of Amsterdam… You get to marvel at the architecture, to admire the vision of a nation that has built a legacy for centuries to come, and without even knowing it, you experience a small part…
You know that buzzing feeling you get when you check something very dear to your heart off your bucket list ? That was me back in January when I decided this would be the year I’d finally see the Dutch…
Hello friends ! I hope you’re all doing well, whether you’re still waiting for Spring, enjoying the blossoming trees, living under permanent sunshine or slowly going into Autumn right now. There’s beauty in every season, and never ending wisdom in…
Anthony Doerr’s bestselling novel, All the light we cannot see, made quite an impression on me. I simply cannot find my words to speak about it… so instead, I’ll take you on a walk in the footsteps of the characters,…
I don’t know about you, but coming out of winter and slowly back into the sunlight makes me both happy to be out and about, but also craving the comfort of my cocoon. To be fair, I have been spending…
Cultivating Quiet Joy & Bringing the Garden Indoors
Diaries, Biographies, and the Soundtrack of a Literary Life This is my oldest memory of classical music, Mozart’s piano concerto No 20 that became one of the soundtracks of my childhood. Music is a fascinating topic for me. There are…
