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Photo Diary: The Early Days of Autumn
It’s no secret that I am in love with Autumn. And as the season transitions and the leaves begin to change colours, having my usual walks admiring all my favourite colours coming to life is something I’ve been looking forward to for weeks now.
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Review: Heartburn by Nora Ephron
4.5/5 ☕ | Heartburn is a short but sweet offering from the patron saint of romantic comedies which follows a food writer who, while in her seventh month of her second pregnancy, discovered that her husband is in love with another woman. 40 years into it’s publication and I feel like it still holds up.
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Taking Stock #8: Slowing Down (August ’23)
“Taking Stock” is a series where I try to slow down and take stock of where and how I am right now. | As much as I don’t want to be one of those people that casually says “August slipped away like a bottle of wine”, it is very much true.
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Edinburgh of my Dreams (2023)
One item in my never ending bucket list in life: a (dark academia) photoshoot in the literary city of Edinburgh. It was a nice place and time to take out my Kafka in the wild after a while, a book that has accompanied me on various travels since 2015.
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Reading Diary: 25 Thoughts While Reading Normal People by Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney’s Normal People could be a bit disjointed at times, but in those moments where it make sense, it’s profound and heart-wrenching and the writing is up there in some of the most beautiful conveyance of specific feelings I’ve ever read. And for that, I felt like it deserves to have a place in…
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Taking Stock #7: Cruel Summer [July ’23]
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“Taking Stock” is a series where I try to slow down and take stock of where and how I am right now. | July was a blur. I feel like I’ve been everywhere and felt everything.
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(Photo Diary) Belfast in the Rain
There was something magical about Belfast today. Rain is no stranger in this city. But today, for some reason, it almost feels like the afternoon shower bathe the place anew.
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(Series) Review: Coffeehouse Mystery #1 to #4 by Cleo Coyle
4.4/5☕ | My recent audiobook streak has given yet another cosy mystery series to obsess about: The Coffeehouse Mystery Series. It took a while before I got to actually read this friend recommendation, but I absolutely loved it when I did!
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Holding Suffering Close: A Little Life Play (2023)
I get to cross off one item in my bucket list: to watch this play live. A Little Life was achingly, amazingly, and brilliantly adapted in this production and let me tell you why.
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My 2022 in Books + My Top 10 Reads of the Year & 2023 Bookish Resolutions
It’s that time of the year again (although a little bit late): for recaps and best-of lists! This post is about everything bookish in my 2022: reading stats, my top reads, and some 2023 resolutions.
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