#bloganuary challenge 2 Late last year a friend of mine died. I will call her Cita for the purposes of this story. I was shaken up by the news of her death because it was so unexpected. The last time I saw her was on a road trip we made with another friend, who I… Continue reading Bloganuary: a road trip
Author: Michelle Kn Stone
Australian-born London-dweller. I love books, travel, my garden, my husband and sunshine but not necessarily in that order.
What advice would you give your teenage self?
Part of the #bloganuary wordpress initiative. Tough first theme to tackle. I don't expect teenage me would take any of this advice because she would have the certainty of youth, certainty that you know how the world works and how your life will run. (Hint: it's not going to go like you planned.) I know… Continue reading What advice would you give your teenage self?
Year over (52.2021)
And so we come to the end. Do you remember at the end of 2020 when we said, Next year, next year will be better, and we pinned all our frustrated Covid hopes on a return-to-normal world in 2021? So it didn't happen. On a personal note, early in 2021 I picked my theme song… Continue reading Year over (52.2021)
Best books of 2021
I'm not alone in reflecting back on my reading at this time of year. And I know I'm not alone with having struggled to read at times this year too. I definitely hit a slow patch with my reading earlier this year, one of those Covid things where I'm too worn out by day to… Continue reading Best books of 2021
Merry Catpissmas (51.2021)
The end of the year is getting closer and my brain is getting fuzzier and fuzzier. The sky is still grey. It never gets properly light. I sit at my desk for hours at a time, not moving, even though my fitness watch buzzes at me. I’m not productive, I know I’m not, but I… Continue reading Merry Catpissmas (51.2021)
Bond evolution – No Time to Die (#25)
(*Contains some spoilers*) And now we have it, after more than a year of waiting, the final Daniel Craig Bond film has reached cinemas. When the last film ended, we saw Bond and Madeleine Swann walking away from London, from MI6, from the bad guys, the whole shebang. But it's still a surprise that the… Continue reading Bond evolution – No Time to Die (#25)
Darkness on the edge of town (50.2021)
It feels like it's been grey forever. The days are short and never really light. The cloud hides the sky most of the time. I lose track of the days. On Tuesday I think, at least it's the weekend tomorrow. But it's not. On Wednesday I think it's Friday, but it's not. What day is… Continue reading Darkness on the edge of town (50.2021)
What I’ve learned about writing in the past two years
It was back in January 2020 (in The Before) when I was dreaming about writing a book, and it seemed an insurmountable task. After all, I'd been thinking about doing this for several years now, why should I be more successful at starting this year compared to other years? "...that’s not the reason I am… Continue reading What I’ve learned about writing in the past two years
49.2021
Fine, just fine. I returned an overdue library book this week. I was pretty sure I had renewed it but that was a false memory. Maybe I was remembering the previous time I'd renewed the loan. Anyway. False memories are expensive when your library book is three weeks overdue! I had to pay more in… Continue reading 49.2021
Take a deep breath in…
...but not too deep, or you might inhale the corona virus. Rising infection numbers of the Omicron variant in England have prompted the government to take action and instigate a "work from home if you can" instruction. Just when I'd started to get used to seeing people and talking to people and not having to… Continue reading Take a deep breath in…
Tales from Tobhamhor 