Later this month, Jo Bell joins us to discuss Boater: A Life on England's Waterways - the debut memoir written by the UK’s inaugural Canal & River Trust poet laureate. Book your spot: www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...

I've received a quite fascinating email. This person claims they've singlehandedly blocked 33 sales of my books. Any chance I can get 34 books sold off this to annoy them? Please RT! UK: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=sophia+m... or US: www.amazon.com/s?k=sophia+m...

Beautiful sunny view over Ullswater in the Lake District yesterday.

Enjoy this 30 second slice of peace, beauty and beck (and a bit with a dog!) on this glorious summer afternoon 💚

MmmmmMeadowsweet Meadow Bliss 💚

It's the time of year when trees cast off the fruit they know won't make it, to save their energy for the ones that will. I have found these over the past couple of days; a horse chestnut with tiny, soft spikes, a crab apple and a cultivated apple from Zreče, our twin town.

‘A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth.’ - Percy Bysshe Shelley writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #poetry

What delicious, unexpected delight for my poor bruised heart. The sweetest raspberry I have tasted in a long time - we left plenty for the birds 💚

Here is a #meditation for the #Solstice – the moment when the sun stands still You don’t have to do this at the exact moment of stillness: it’s the connection that counts, re-affirming our connection to the web of life accidentalgods.life/solstice-med #SummerSolstice2025 #Accidentalgofds #podcast

Merry Solstice, whichever side of the wheel you find yourself on today

An 11 mile walk following in the steps of the early Quakers in the Sedbergh area. #Quakers #landscape #YorkshireDales #Cumbria

None of my pre-adult writing exists & I mourn that lost connection with my younger self. Today, this intention in my 14 yr old hand showed me nothing has changed. Except now, braver & wiser about my fears of creating & sharing, I get to take that girl by the hand & create what she always dreamt of.

It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Saturday 7th June at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 18 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. Please see North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

A little inspiration from my photography ✨🤍 #vss365 #poetry #poem #writer #photography

This sheep (adopted from the Lake District), used to sit on my car's parcel shelf to remind me that there were green hills out there in the days when I used to sit in commuter traffic jams. She's happily retired now, and today I found her cuddled up with a new friend.

It can all feel a bit much sometimes, can't it? If it all feels a bit much for you right now, this is for you. The minute it took me to make this helped me, I hope it helps you too. Sound on 💚

The sun before the storm. Shortly after this I got completely soaked, but it was so worth it for the powerful scent of petrichor. It truly felt like summer rain and it was so overwhelmingly delicious I could practically see those ions.

Went into @westwoodbooks.bsky.social for a birthday card and this was crying out for a re-read!

Happy Tuesday to those who celebrate 😌🌸 #nature

A little something for the bibiophiles and the procrastinators....

Just back from a trip to Glastonbury. Always enlightening, endlessly fascinating, unique and, at this time of year, beautifully a-froth with apple, holy thorn and hawthorn blossom.

Happy Easter/Ostara! Whatever you call it or whether or not you celebrate anything other than spring itself, it's a wonderful time to be alive 💚🐾 #bluebells #woodanemone #horsechestnut #primula #wildgarlic #ramsom #appleblossom

Happy Ēostre 💚 May the warmth of the sun, nurture you; The cool waters, cleanse you; Nature's bounty, replenish you; The song of the trees, comfort you; The knowledge of the bees, guide you. ~ Druid Blessing by Stephen G. Rae

Spring River Gifts: Birdsong, stars and home in the palm of your hand.

This coming weekend is the LONGRIDGE BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 19th April at the Civic Hall PR3 3HJ. Around 14 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books ~ café and a large car park. See North West Book Fairs for details plus a calendar of events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

Looking forward to appearing at this very much! @crimecentral.bsky.social

This garden is a truly special place and I can't think of anywhere better to journal for joy 💚🌱🌷

1 free place still left for Online Writing Workshop! sponsored by regular participant. Power of Imagination (either 6 April 2-4pm, or 12 April 10am-12pm) for someone who needs support of free place. Details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-... Message in Chat to ask about it. Please share!

Power of Imagination Online Writing Workshop Imagination is a great gift. Gentle writing activities to use our creativity to open up our minds and hearts. Choose either Sun 6 April 2-4pm, or Sat 12 April 10am-12pm (UK times). Only £22. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

Beautiful tree, gentle river. Peace.

Power of Imagination Online Writing Workshop Imagination is a great gift. Gentle writing activities to use our creativity to open up our minds and hearts. Choose either Sun 6 April 2-4pm, or Sat 12 April 10am-12pm (UK times). Only £22. Booking details: www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

That’s a writing prompt if I’ve ever heard one

I've got a long awaited date this weekend with Jackson.... I have been waiting for this library book since before Christmas! What are you reading this weekend? #BookSky

Warm sunshine, a brave bumblebee and these beauties opened late this morning 💚

A metaphor for a difficult Monday - Life and beauty will find a way 💚

Chaste snowdrop, venturous harbinger of spring, And pensive monitor of fleeting years. To a snowdrop William Worsdworth

I wish you had smellivision but enjoy the beauty!

It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Saturday 1st March at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 18 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. Please see North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

If you see this, post a fungus

I am waiting for perfection for headspace for peace for the right kind of light for the right pen for the right notebook for the courage to override the fear just enough for action. I am waiting for me to get out of my own way 💚 #writers #AmWriting

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge

What are men to rocks and mountains? Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

I have just found out that my other half gets tax relief for 'washing his own uniform'. I am not sure this is being fairly distributed to all the launderers in this house....

Oh yes! I am hearing so much negativity about ageing at the moment and I really don't want to feel it!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 17/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge

First Stormcock song of spring! 💚 #thrush #UKbirds #nature

It's never too late! (Mary Wesley springs to mind)