Despite the blustery weather and the bone-deep chill of winter, there is something beautiful and whimsical about this season, and not only because of the Christmas holidays. The scene unfolding outside the window is almost ethereal: a milky moon hanging in the skies like an ornament dangling from a Christmas tree, the bare branches swaying […]
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Summer is only a few days away but the sun has already started painting the world vividly by it’s rays. So blinding. So brilliant. I used to count down the days until this season started, mainly because it meant three whole months without thinking about school or homework. Now that I’m working however, it doesn’t feel […]
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“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke It is now officially Spring. The fields are parsley-green. A host of daisies scatter the meadows. The air is rich with the smell of flowers and mown-grass. After it’s slumber, the world feels young, lush and beautiful again. […]
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It’s a new year, which means a plethora of new books to look forward to, ready to indulge our literary fancies. So I have made a list of my most anticipated book releases that have given me something to look forward to this year. Honestly this year does not disappoint and that’s just from reading […]
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The bitter skies are turning a murky grey outside. The pearly moon is hidden behind blankets of cumulus clouds. The wind is screeching and howling, battering against the windows, making me grateful for the warm fire in the grate saturating my face with heat. A fleece blanket swaddles me tightly, my hands clutching a mug […]
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I love planning. I love making lists of all the stuff that I need to do and then ticking them off…or…not doing them at all! So as expected, when it came to reading my monthly TBR, I failed miserably. I was either being over-ambitious or else I wasn’t in the mood to read those particular […]
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