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  • Santa Hat Friday & Other Dark Rites

    Not unlike the little match girl in the well-known festive fairy story, I find myself looking into the dark shuttered interiors of our Tier 3 pubs, wishing for happier times. I feel for all the… Read more

  • Chimera Book 1 / Chapter 13 – The Plummet Pit

    I’m very excited to announce we’re back after our short season break – and before we pick up where we left off with Chapter 12’s cliffhanger, a short recap of the story so far… Read more

  • Film: Lost In Fields Part 7 – Oare, Late November (2020)

    A seventh short little exercise in seeking to evoke a particular place and time through the simplest means of image. movement and sound. Our trip out to the nature reserve at Oare, Faversham, Kent coincided… Read more

  • Throwback Friday #33 Lilo (1997 rev. 2020)

    Lilo is one of the short stories dug up from my floppy disc archive – recently restored to me. I’m presenting it here in a slightly revised form, which is short-hand for me having excised… Read more

  • Oare, Late November #4 (2020)

    The last set of photographs from Oare, Faversham – more reeds, more grass, more real-world tapestry. Read more

  • Whitstable Beach, February (2018)

    Whitstable beach is shored up with wooden groynes that extend into the sea to keep the beach from washing away. I was reminded of my childhood in the deep dark woods of the village, less… Read more

  • The Kick-About #16 ‘The Woods Are Lovely, Dark And Deep’

    After the civilised environs of Eric Ravilious’s well-to-do High Street, our latest Kick-About goes off-road, heading into the deep wintery hush conjured by Robert Frost’s 1922 poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Night. Read more

  • Oare, Late November #3 (2020)

    More images from the nature reserve at Oare, as the failing light softened everything still further and the low orange sun turned the reeds into serried ranks of stiff copper pennons. Read more

  • Oare, Late November #2 (2020)

    More photographs from our recent sun-downer at Oare, where the banding of textures, colour and scrub combine to create some unexpected, textile-tastic effects. Read more

  • Throwback Friday #32 Swimming Pool (2020)

    Just days before the first lock-down here in the UK, we were out in France at the old house. It was the first time we’d been out there so early in the year. The rooms… Read more

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I’m Amy, a minimalist and simple living enthusiast who has dedicated her life to living with less and finding joy in the simple things. Through this blog, I aim to share my expertise, insights, and experiences. Join me on this journey as we explore the world of slow, purposeful living together!

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