And this is also very odd that this week I interviewed Lucy Cooke the zoologist and she said exactly the same thing to me about her beach hut! One more mention and we have a trend
I love The Cure for Sleep - that's what brought me here! I haven't read the Patti Smith - am I too old for it?
Last year, I read Heavy Time by Sonia Overall - it's her account of a secular pilgrimage she made from Canterbury to Walsingham. It inspired me to think about pilgrimage in general, and to try to plan some kind of pilgrimage of my own. I also love it because she is very honest about how she has to manage childcare, about being a woman travelling alone. There a lot of heroic psychogeographers out there who seem to be able to drop everything in their lives and head off into the wilderness as the fancy takes them (what does Mrs MacFarlane think of it all?), so it was really inspiring to read a book that does things within constraints and is honest about those constraints. I think that creativity within constraint is one of the aspects of Tanya's account that I really respect and appreciate.
Great idea, I look forward to the future choices. I have read Tanya's book and just suggested it to my book group, so it will be fascinating to hear their responses to it as I totally loved it, also it means I 'have to' read it again! I have had 'Just Kids' on my shelf for about 5 years now. I will start reading it tonight, it sounds perfect.
I really love this concept and I am so curious to find out what rabbit-hole I will next find myself tumbling down. Thank you for sharing.
And this is also very odd that this week I interviewed Lucy Cooke the zoologist and she said exactly the same thing to me about her beach hut! One more mention and we have a trend
so glad you enjoyed the idea Emily. We have some great ideas lined up stay tuned
I love The Cure for Sleep - that's what brought me here! I haven't read the Patti Smith - am I too old for it?
Last year, I read Heavy Time by Sonia Overall - it's her account of a secular pilgrimage she made from Canterbury to Walsingham. It inspired me to think about pilgrimage in general, and to try to plan some kind of pilgrimage of my own. I also love it because she is very honest about how she has to manage childcare, about being a woman travelling alone. There a lot of heroic psychogeographers out there who seem to be able to drop everything in their lives and head off into the wilderness as the fancy takes them (what does Mrs MacFarlane think of it all?), so it was really inspiring to read a book that does things within constraints and is honest about those constraints. I think that creativity within constraint is one of the aspects of Tanya's account that I really respect and appreciate.
Great idea, I look forward to the future choices. I have read Tanya's book and just suggested it to my book group, so it will be fascinating to hear their responses to it as I totally loved it, also it means I 'have to' read it again! I have had 'Just Kids' on my shelf for about 5 years now. I will start reading it tonight, it sounds perfect.