Bookstore Adventures: Scriptum Oxford When I stayed in Oxford at Exeter College, I stepped out into Turl St every morning and walked across the road to the Turl St Kitchen to get my soy latte. Some days when I’d been too lazy to make it to the dining hall, I’d also buy my breakfast there. […]
Each time I visit London, I make a point of exploring the Portobello Road Markets. It is one of the world’s largest antiques markets with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible. The streets are crowded with visitors from all over the world who are searching one of London’s best loved landmarks for a bargain. Portobello […]
In 2013, I was fortunate enough to attend Summer School at Oxford University. I stayed in Exeter College and my room faced Broad Street. Across the road was the world famous Blackwell’s bookshop. Blackwell’s has serving the needs of students, academics and book-lovers since 1879. It’s a great store to wander around and even to sit in the […]
#35 Days of Dares #35 Dare to Shutdown It’s Lent and this time of year Christians from all round the world go on fasts of some sort, giving up something they love as a sacrifice. As an avid reader, I have to put myself on book fasts every now and then. If I don’t I […]
#35 Days of Dares #34 Dare to Change In this first week of Autumn in the southern hemisphere I’m reminded of the fact that I change, just like nature does in the seasons. In Autumn we see the leaves begin to change colour and fall. The trees ready themselves to shut down over […]
#35 Days of Dares #33 Dare to Receive Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. Brené Brown I don’t know about you, but it’s easy to give advice, criticism and gifts, but not so easy to receive them. Today, I dare you to receive. Receive […]
#35 Days of Dares #32 Dare to Be Spontaneous In yesterday’s post I dared you to plan and today I’m encouraging you to be spontaneous. What’s the deal? Plans and spontaneity go together. Ask any creative person and they’ll tell you to learn the rules, then break them. Jazz musicians are notorious for this. There […]
#35 Days of Dares #31 Dare to Plan It’s a seeming paradox but it’s important to plan for adventure. But, isn’t adventure spontaneous? In an earlier post I shared about The Theory of Planned Behaviour and about how my husband and I plan for adventure. We all dream of having adventures and every day can be […]
#35 Days of Dares #27 Dare to Be Embarrassed A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free. Nikos Kazantzakis When the fear of being embarrassed holds you back from trying new things or from sharing your creative work, you need to face that fear and do […]
