LA Hemmings

scattered proximities
and varied jewels
our freedoms altered
as we stretch
our ethical strategies
and smother the enemy
in the bonfire embers

#PennedReveries

Day 9

I read Braiding Sweetgrass, which was her big success. It was an absolutely wonderful read, though it did take me ages to finally finish!

My current read. It’s taking me a bit to really get into it, but I like it so far

#kristinhannah
#booksky

Absolutely GORGEOUS weekend at a friend’s cottage in Orillia, Ontario. I will never tire of these sunsets 💜

Usually I have my morning tea in the biggest mug I can find, but today I decided to brew a pot and have a proper cuppa

A friend was moving years ago and gave me two of her grandmother’s tea cups so here we are 😊

We only have two days left in London, so it’s time for all things British!
#teatime

Good luck! May the words continue to flow …

a man and a woman in a raft with the number 44 on their shirts ALT: a man and a woman in a raft with the number 44 on their shirts

Same boat 💯

I listened to this on audiobook as well and Meryl Streep was incredible. Wonderful book!

English Garden Party Time!

Festivities at Chichley Hall this past weekend for a friend’s fabulous birthday extravaganza 🎉

… and a nod to one of my favourite childhood reads with a walled ‘Secret Garden’ 💚💚

#BookSky

Not managing to write much on vacation BUT yesterday I read loads!

- Read 2 chapters of Harry Potter VI aloud to my 9-yo 💕

- Listened to over an hour of my current summer read (Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life)❤️

- read and marked up 2 chapters for a critique partner for his now agented MS!

Mickey macaron!

#DisneylandParis

How cool is this?! In the waiting area at the train station in Lille, France, there is a Short Story Dispenser! 📚💕
#booksky #writersky

These are exquisite! ❤️

Had no idea peonies changed colour so much! These were given to me on Wednesday (from an awesome Book Club friend) as a vibrant fuchsia — now there’s barely any pink left
#bookclub #peonies

Finished this book yesterday, just in time for a fantastic Book Club evening 📚❤️

This was actually my first time reading Kate Quinn, so I think The Rose Code is now high up on my TBR list

#booksky

Go ahead and try explaining to me how this *isn’t* dementors

😅😅 this is definitely me too

Great advice 🩷
Wishing the best to your Grandma and everyone who loves her

Awesome, congrats! It’s a great feeling to hit those goals and get back into it …

Thanks for the shout out!! 📚❤️

My latest read ❤️

Zipped through this gem from Canadian author Joanna Goodman, with a story set literally down the street from me 😊

#booksky
#JoannaGoodman

After four decades I have finally learned to spell ‘separate’ correctly (I almost always did two ‘e’s and an ‘a’ first). I, too, deserve 🎂 & 🎈 🎈!!
😆

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!
🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

❤️🏒 🇨🇦🏒🇨🇦🏒🇨🇦🏒❤️

#FourNations

New life hack: don’t bother shovelling to see ground. Just shovel enough top snow so that the snow you have to walk through isn’t above the tops of your boots ❄️❄️❄️

#Toronto

Thank you so much! It’s extra nice as my aunt and uncle’s cottage (in Quebec, an hour’s drive from Ottawa) is one of my favourite places on earth

And in other news …

#CanadianProblems
#Canadasky🇨🇦

❄️🧊🥶⛄️🌨️

I read this one a few years ago. Incredible story

527 is a good writing day!
I’m always happy with myself if/when I hit the 500 mark. Which is … less often than I’d like

My cousin just sent me a picture of my parents and I that I’ve never seen before!

My dad passed away just over a year ago so this is extra nice 🩷

Looks like the woodpile at my Aunt and Uncle’s cottage, circa the summer I turned 12

Love this so much 🖤