it's time to get creative!

It's been a tough week in our house. Our eldest moved into her new home with her boyfriend which, of course, is the natural progression of life (you'll note my realist pov dominating here). That's exactly what my answer was when anyone asked the question - how do you feel about C moving out? - … Continue reading The Power of Sibling Love

My name is Emily and I am an aspiring fiction author. Since being a teenager I guess, I have dipped in and out of creative writing. I attended face-to-face writing courses and correspondence writing courses but never really took it much further than that until last year (during lockdown) when I completed the free Start … Continue reading Better late than never … introducing Emily!

Just before lockdown, in February 2020 I went to see Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of 'Emma' at the cinema, and whilst I thoroughly enjoyed it I can't help but wonder why directors of film always choose the same Classics to put out there, to the public for general constumption? There are so many of Classics … Continue reading Why Not Other Classics!

During the summer of 2014 we visited Monet's house and garden at Giverny. Once you enter the garden, especially the area that houses the lily pond, you can clearly see how this influenced Claude Monet's art. Monet was particularly fascinated by the play of light and reflections of clouds on water hence the building of … Continue reading Visiting Monet’s House & Garden

I was first introduced to Art some thirty years ago by a friend. She asked me if I wanted to visit the National Gallery in London. I must admit I was a little apprehensive at first but I still went anyway and I am so glad I did. We are, pretty much, social media friends … Continue reading Oh for the Love of Art!