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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.” Van Gogh
This year I want to read more non-fiction books and Educated by Tara Westover is the one that I’m really excited to get to soon. Here is the synopsis: ✨ Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag". In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University, where she studied history, learning for the first time about important world events like the Holocaust and the civil rights movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
I hope you’re having a warm and cosy Sunday ☕️This cold weather makes me want to reread Harry Potter and I’m trying very hard to finish some books on my tbr first 🙈
Happy Saturday ✨ What are you up to this weekend? My only plans are to read A Little Life and drink loads of tea to try to keep myself warm!
Random things that make me happy: the satisfaction after finishing a long book, coffee stains on the rim of a cup, dunking biscuits in your tea, slicing a freshly baked cake, the peaceful silence when you’re home alone, murmurs and footsteps in a museum, the excitement when you enter a bookstore, new stationary, listening to a new favourite song on repeat, looking at old photographs, wandering the streets of London, watching airplanes landing/taking-off, going for a run, making someone laugh. What makes you happy? 😊
Happy Saturday ❄️ It’s freezing cold outside and I’m craving a warm cup of coffee and a huge slice of cake!! What are you getting up to this weekend?
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