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STEP INTO MY WORLD…

The garden at the new house is doing its April thi The garden at the new house is doing its April thing.

We’re still learning what’s here. Every few days something new appears… Yellow Archangel spreading quietly across the ground, bluebells we didn’t know were coming, the cherry blossom that’s been extraordinary this week and is now starting to fall and carpet the grass in white. 

The apple trees are just coming into bud, and tucked into the hedge, one single deep red rose bud that I nearly missed entirely.

We moved here not knowing what was already planted. Someone else put all of this in the ground, and we get to be the one who finds it ❤️ 🌼😊

There’s something really lovely about that. Inheriting someone else’s patience 🥰

We’ve added a few trees and plants of my own, and the veg seedlings from @pot.gang are going strong 💪 just need a greenhouse now! Update coming soon. 🌱

What’s coming up in your garden right now? 🌿

#gardenlife #mentalhealth #springgardening #authorlife #gardenersworld
This is TreeBob and he’s probably been standing in This is TreeBob and he’s probably been standing in this field for a few hundred years.

I chat with him every morning & I’ve untangled more stories here than I ever have at my desk. He’s ancient, dramatic, and he knows how to be a great listener 😊🥰

Someone else loves him too. 

Swipe to slide two… WARNING, it’s a little squeamish. Mr Fox has dug a hole & made his feelings very clear about whose tree this is 🦊💩😊

I have always loved trees. A few years ago I wrote an animation series built around them which got picked up by a production company... that was sooooo exciting! It didn’t get the green light in the end, and that one stung for a while if I’m honest.

Some stories take longer to find their moment, right? And I’m absolutely, completely, totally fine about that 😉🐭📚

Do you have a favourite tree? 🌳

#treesofinstagram🌳 #amwriting #woodlandtrust #mentalhealth #ukwildlife
Remember when I said I was reading Dopamine Garden Remember when I said I was reading Dopamine Gardening by the lovely Amy Chapman @inthecottagegarden?

I built a sweet pea teepee! 

Come summer it’s going to be draped in sweet peas — deep purples, soft pinks and delicate white. 

Little Mouse is keeping me company while I wait 🐭🥰

I’m fairly sure the next story idea is in here somewhere!

This is what @go_all_in_2026 does. You read into something you’re interested in and then have a go💪

Little Mouse is Absolutely, Completely, Totally Fine! 🐭
✍️ by me 
🎨 by @marisamorea marisamorea 
📚by @farshorebooks 
🔗 in bio 

#goallin #storytelling #littlemouseisfine #picturebook #authorlife
I’ve had my head down in manuscript revisions for I’ve had my head down in manuscript revisions for weeks and finally sent it off to my agent 🙌

I promised myself I’d spend time catching up on all the very neglected house jobs…

…and then I remembered the brilliant picture book idea I started working on before Christmas.

The housework can wait… right? 😂 ✍️📚

#authorlife #amwriting #picturebook #creativelife #spring
Swipe to check out the brilliant grid from the @go Swipe to check out the brilliant grid from the @go_all_in_2026 — love this! 

Such a great reminder that it’s not just about books. It’s whatever draws you in — comics, magazines, audio books, graphic novels, blogs… 
 
If you’re into it, read into it!  What’s your hobbies? 

Me? Today I’m reading the brilliant new gardening book Dopamine Gardening by the inspirational Amy Chapman @inthecottagegarden 🌱 I’m excited to create the DIY Herb Dryer today! ❤️🌿🪴

What are you reading? 🤔

#goallin2026 #readingforpleasure #getkidsreading 
#childrensbooks #readmorebooks📚
It’s World Book Day 📚🎉 And we’re celebrating stor It’s World Book Day 📚🎉

And we’re celebrating stories, imagination, and the power of reading for pleasure with Little Mouse is Absolutely, Completely, Totally Fine! today. 

Let’s spread the joy! 🐭🐾🐾🐾

What are you reading? 📚

#worldbookday #childrensbooks 
#picturebookauthor #readforpleasure 
#kidsbooks
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