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STEP INTO MY WORLD…

Taking time out this afternoon for lunch with hubb Taking time out this afternoon for lunch with hubby @hopwoodandy… lots of good food, great company and a very happy heart ❤️ 

#authorlife #dreambig #keepgoing #amwriting #publishingjourney
Back to normal today… but honestly, this weekend w Back to normal today… but honestly, this weekend was exactly what I needed ☀️🐾

Fresh air, wet paws, building veg beds in the garden (updates & pics to follow), all a reminder that sometimes the best thing you can do is slow down long enough to notice the good stuff again.

The dogs understood the assignment immediately 💛

Feels like the start of something lovely 🥰

#authorlife #vegetablegardening #naturewalks🌿 #creativelifestyle #dogmum
I’ve finished the gorgeous herb path… so now the a I’ve finished the gorgeous herb path… so now the apothecary garden officially begins 🌿

I already have sage and fennel growing, so today I’m repotting feverfew, red clover, field poppy and golden oregano… just waiting for the yarrow and mugwort to arrive 😊

In my head, it already feels like the sort of place a suspiciously wise character would quietly dispense remedies, herbal tea and extremely important information nobody else is supposed to know 😉

Very excited to watch it take shape over the next few weeks✨🧙‍♀️🧚

What would you add to your apothecary garden? 🌿

#nature #naturelover #natureheals #amwri̇ti̇ng #authorlife
Went outside for a quiet coffee and accidentally t Went outside for a quiet coffee and accidentally turned the duck on the pond into a story character 🦆

Name: Detective Quackers

Occupation:
Pond spy / investigator of suspicious ripple activity

Likes:
• reed beds
• water beetles
• overcast mornings
• lurking silently near the pond edge
• knowing things before everybody else

Dislikes:
• swans
• sudden movement near the duck house
• being interrupted mid-surveillance
• Sir Hector the heron

Special skills:
• can remain completely still for unsettling amounts of time
• hears everything
• once uncovered an entire bread-related corruption scandal

Current mission:
Monitoring unusual activity near the island after Sir Hector the heron flew over (obviously up to something as far too quick to photo!)

Verdict:
I cannot just “go outside for a coffee” 😂🥰

Anyone else? 🦆🕵🤔

#authorlife #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebook #nature
Children’s stories are full of characters who real Children’s stories are full of characters who realise they’re braver than they thought, stronger than they believed, or more capable than they ever imagined.

As grown-ups, I think we sometimes forget that we can do this in real life too 🥰

Your life has no script.
If something isn’t working, you can turn the page.
Rewrite the scene.
Start again.

That’s something I’m working on at the moment anyway ✨😊💪

#authorlife #childrensbooks #feelingsmatter #dreambig #beawesome🌈
Taking a break from my new writing project to skip Taking a break from my new writing project to skip in the garden because exercise helps when my mind starts spiralling 😊

I’m waiting on some book news and trying very hard not to refresh my emails every five minutes… we all do it, right?! 😂🤪

I have always loved skipping - remember skipping in the school playground? 🥰 

There’s always a new move or trick to learn, so it completely pulls me out of my own head for a while. My weighted rope was a birthday present about five years ago and it’s still going strong 👟

What do you do when you’re waiting on news or overthinking everything? 🤔

#authorlifestyle #writersofinstagram #mentalhealth #kidlitauthor #exercise
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