vanlife
Nothing much happened
I love folding into this tiny space away from it all. The rain hasn’t so much ‘fallen’ today, more that I walked through densely atomised air. I woke late, the…
OUTSIDER
a journal of stepping outside-
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Europe, travelThis travelling life
Why do I travel? Why not stay in one place and get to know every tiny bone & joint, every breath & sigh? Although for the first forty years of…
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Mental Health, travel, vanlifeAutumn musings
I had a crisis of confidence on here a while ago… a lot of it was to do with how I’m perceived and the way we live. I was worried…
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dailyconnectionwithnature, nature, WalesEveryday ceremony
Ceremony doesn’t have to be filled with theatrics. The simplest forms will often more than suffice. I woke early this morning feeling the calling of the land – it’s different…
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creating, Europe, family, vanlifeTaking it slow together
When all’s said and done living together in a small space will only work if you both practice acceptance – of the self, and each other. You need to grow…
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feature, feminism, Mental Health, nature, waterJust be yourself
Just be yourself.I wish people who said that understood how hard that can be. What is the ‘self’ anyway except a construct? Except a jumbled flood of experiences filtered through…
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creating, family, Mental Health, vanlifeBreaking it down
Lazy van mornings. Cooking breakfast for the hounds. Being back in Wales is making lockdown more real, perhaps because we’re more tuned into the cultural thinking here. Half of me…
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books, creating, poetryWhat am I aiming for?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what kind of artist I am. Which seems ridiculous really – I’m a poet and novelist, a writer. But part of this is…
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family, foodGrandson time
Can’t seem to shake this fug at the moment. It’s the strangest thing. Even as I know it will pass, it doesn’t seem to be waning. There are always highlights…
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dailyconnectionwithnature, natureHow deep does this go?
Is it ok to admit that I am afraid? That even as so many people feel able to share their connections with trees and the land, even as I now…