Long time, no holiday! The last time I was out of the country was a my trip to Bruges (quaint, delicious waffles, A+, would recommend) back in April 2018 so this was long overdue! Sorrento has been on my revisit list for a long time now. I first went almost 10 years ago with my […]
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Paper Flowers
Continuing with The Year of Creativity, I decided to try my hand at paper flowers – or roses to be more specific! This project is one of those I had put on the backburner for a rainy day. With it being the long weekend over Easter, I found myself with some spare time and although […]
Scottish Owl Centre
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of wildlife photography. I love wildlife sanctuaries and zoos and basically any place I can take photos of animals. With no plans this Sunday, I didn’t need much persuading to pick up my camera for a nice day out. Well, it would have been a nice day […]
Gilding Workshop at Audacious Women Festival 2019
Since 2015, the Audacious Women Collective has focused on empowering and encouraging women to overcome personal, political and institutional barriers, and to celebrate the achievements of inspirational Scottish women. The Audacious Women Festival happens once a year and a range of workshops and talks are held by and for people who identify as women. I was […]
The Ugly Horse Clock
When I moved into the flat I currently live in, I found a clock. It was an traditional, analogue alarm clock, the kind with the two small bells and a metal hammer that rattles between them and ends up being loud enough to wake the entire street when it goes off. It was a delightful shade […]
The Year of Creativity
A few years ago now, I was studying New Year’s Resolutions. I was in Canada for a semester at the University of Victoria and I had a class called Motivation, Emotion and Wellbeing. In this class, we spent a portion of time examining historic and current research into why people do what they do – […]