This week marks ten years since my dad passed away. It feels odd writing that. I've been without my dad for so long now it's hard to imagine what life was like before. And there is a definite before and after that moment. A Rebecca that never got to develop and grow because of what happened on that...

[...] I could see the ruins of the abbey coming into view [...] for there, on our favorite seat, the silver light of the moon struck a half-reclining figure, snowy white. The time and distance seemed endless, and my knees trembled and my breath came laboured as I toiled up the endless steps to the abbey. There...

We're halfway through 2022, so it's the perfect time to catch you all up on the books I've been reading over the last 6 months. There's a varied selection here, as per usual I've been popping into my local bookshops and buying whatever takes my fancy. I've found a new favourite author and realised just...

Booking an impromptu trip to Edinburgh last month was one of the best ideas I've had, not least because it was my first visit to Scotland and I'd been desperately wanting to go for years. We luckily arrived during the few days in March it was sunny, so good job I packed my sunglasses! We were only...

This year I've spent a lot of time going into bookshops and picking out a random selection to take home with me. I love not knowing what I'm coming to come out with. Sometimes it's the front cover of a book that makes me go back and pick it up, other times it's an author I recognise but have never read. I'm...