A collage of things from our visit. A collage of colourful origami, a painted lily, a sketched plant with insects, a pile of empty terracotta plant pots and a picture of Beningbrough Hall

Lots of beautiful things at National Trust Beningbrough Hall today 💚

A cup of black coffee and a cinnamon roll in open foil. Both are on a forest bench

Gorgeous walk in the forest this afternoon. Took a flask of coffee and some cinnamon rolls that were still warm when we ate them. Small pleasures ❤️
(I love how you can see the sky and trees in the coffee 😊)

Just spent a really nice half hour talking books with my work Book Club buddies 📚😊
Calm in a crazy world...
#books #booksky #reading

Four hours of lecturing to do today, and I'm losing my voice!
Hoping honey, lemon and hot water will do the trick 🤞

Good! Thank you

A collage of pictures from a day at Clumber Park. Snowdrops Hyacinths Daffodils Dried flowers against blue sky The winter sun reflecting on the lake Tracy, wearing pink and smiling at the camera

Lots of signs of spring in the kitchen garden and glasshouse at Clumber Park this afternoon 💚
A glorious day, full of spring promise
#spring #winterwalk #nationaltrust #clumberpark

A pile of books. From the top Julia by Sandra Newman Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson The Hill we Climb by Amanda Gorman The Atlas Six by Olive Blake Butter by Asako Yuzuki Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchauspe Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

My Jan reads.
Julia: powerful, original, brilliant
Open Water: Exquisite writing
The Hill we Climb: Timely re-read
Weyward: Witchy and wonderful
The Atlas Six: Complex and dark
Butter: Deliciously enthralling
Glucose Revolution: interesting ideas
Onyx Storm: FOMO favourite
#booksky

Front of Wonderland Bookshop obstructed with scaffolding.

It's the weekend! ❤️

We love Saturdays as we talk books with lots of people! Please don't forget, we ARE open despite the scaffolding. We'd love to see you, it's been a very quiet week with people swerving the scaffold, including our first ever zero day in the shop.

You can also order online! ❤️

Early morning coffee and book while the rest of the house sleeps. Bliss.
#booksky

I'm only on chapter three. Pesky job, getting in the way of my reading time 📚😆

Beautiful sunrise this morning.
The dawn of a new day.
Reminds me to stay hopeful.
#hope

So cold and grey today, but a couple of hours in the forest has lifted my spirits
#winterweekend #winter #nature

New year's resolution: I am not supposed to be buying books until I have made a dent in my to-be-read pile...
I have managed 18 days and am thoroughly fed-up with the whole idea!
Literally addicted to books 📚🤣

#books #booksky #booktok #lovebooks

Image shows a paperback copy of Julia by Sandra Newman

This. It's really good so far

I agree. A very brilliant, enthusiastic tech guy told us about work reports and emails we could produce using AI and how much time we can save. I still feel though that authenticity and integrity are compromised when an email from me and a report by me aren't really 'me' at all...

Tracy and daughter in winter outdoor clothes, smiling, the snowy rocks of Winnats Pass in the background. Both have frost clinging to their long hair.

The frozen hairdo! Only a week ago, but it seems like ages. I need to plan more adventures...

#peakdistrict #weekend #outdoors #adventure

One of my book club buddies recommended the author at our last meeting, but I've not read her work either

Agree! I've recommended it to so many people 📚😊

Image shows a paperback copy of Julia by Sandra Newman placed on a plain light wood desk.

Next up, Julia by Sandra Newman. Been waiting to get my hands on this one! I've read 1984 so many times, from my teens onwards, so I can't wait to see what this is like.
#currentlyreading #booksky

Beautiful blue sky above city campus while I wait for my tram 🌞 Teaching at Confetti this morning, Brackenhurst this afternoon; busy day!

Picture of Butter by Asako Yuzuki and an elephant planter and fairy lights

Late to the party with this one, but going to see what all of the fuss is about. So far, good 📚😊
#currentlyreading #booksky

Read, alphabetical order. Unread, heaped.

Heading back down Winnats Pass towards a cloud-covered Castleton. Fabulous weekend enjoying the sunshine and snow!

#weekend #peakdistrict