Twelvetide 3.1.23 ‘Place poem’

Green spaces in urban environments are sanctuaries. Whatever the season, it’s always a delight to find a park in a … More

Twelvetide 30.12.22 Paint

Today’s Twelvetide treasure is a beautiful gift received in the post! It is a winter painting of the Colin from … More

This is the third in a series of twelve posts marking the ancient tradition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. … More

As promised: treasure found on the Second Day of Christmas. “But it isn’t dark … ” said Lucy. “Can’t you … More

The protagonists in the events of the first Christmas are not just characters in a story in a book or … More

Adoration, Ceramic by Vincent McDonnell

I know that many of you were inspired by the first Creative Conversation featured here on Writing Home, when I … More

November has been remarkable this year. For one thing, the foliage on the trees, now just beginning to gather in … More

‘It’s you, blackbird, I love. I park, pause, take heed. Breathe. Just breathe and sit’ Seamus Heaney, from ‘The Blackbird … More

There is something about the light of the sun and the lengthening of shadows over the last few days that … More