Reflecting on Tove Jansson documentary ‘Haru, Island of the Solitary’
I first read The Summer Book by Tove Jansson about five or six years ago. It is a delightful story centred around an elderly artist and her grandmother who are holidaying on a Finnish island. I occasionally reread it throughout the seasons and especially in winter, when I am wishing for summer. I recently tuned…
Retreat in Pozancos: Learning how to breathe
I first published this blog in 2014 following a yoga retreat in Pozancos in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. It is not nature writing per say, but it contains elements of nature and I consider this to be my first piece writing that incorporates elements of nature. The first thing we do is breathe. We don’t have…
Hike to Cerro San Pedro
I hiked in Spain for about three years. Apart from this blog, I never bothered to write up the walks afterwards and I rarely took photographs. I was determined not to be one of those people that experiences everything through a camera lens – but in reality I wish I had taken more. After passing…
burrowing 