inky blue light. dusk looking down through the small village to the sea in the distance. A few street lights highlight buildings. Otherwise, all dark. This is a wonderfully quiet and peaceful place.
Fall asleep with the sound of a place at rest too.
Episode 140 - Fishing village harbour (at night) *sleep safe*
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#WorldEarthDay
His reaction was so narked.
Exciting news!! I co-wrote a script for a found footage cosmic horror movie which is being kickstarted. BAITED – www.kickstarter.com/projects/tjc...
Amazing.
Some lovely quotes about my newsletter!
'I'm very excited for the writing exercises. Tomorrow after I make my coffee and "turn on" my studio I'll sit and observe. What a lovely little journey!' S. Olsen
'Love your newsletter. Keep writing!' J. DeMain
Here it is: www.patreon.com/cw/MirandaKe...
So full of light!
LOVE this.
So therapeutic to look at.
Beautiful!
An image for Freelance & Creatives Friday, repeating what's in the post
This Friday, we're running our lovely catchup for freelancers and creatived. It's free, casual and a chance to meet others in the same boat and share tips and advice. Starts at 1pm.
Oh, so some of it came from human brains.
I'm not going to ask why you disagree with the positives.
😁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mF2...
Ugh.
Humans not writing their own
thoughts is scary to me.
I hope it was positive feedback, at least.
Photo booth at Turnpike Lane tube station in March 1999. Me, half looking at camera as Ian surprises me with a kiss. Black and white passport photo with damage.
Ian being the silly, beautiful man he always was.
Turnpike Lane tube station.
March, 1999.
Reading an article about abandoning the pursuit of happiness in place of appreciating the ordinary by senior lecturer, Dr Nadine Levy at Nan Tien Institute.
I feel good about this.
I have always believed the extraordinary lives in the ordinary
I used to admonish myself for it.
Yeah, I tend to do similar.
In my case, I believe it is my self-esteem being loud.
Someone told me I was like ''living poetry'' last weekend.
I want to wrap that one round myself like a flannelette sheet and cocoon in it when life claws at me.
Printed teatowel with all the best British biscuits by Stuart at Dye Works Print
I'm excited to receive my biscuit teatowel from @dyeworksprint.bsky.social
Get yours here:
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I earn a little from my books but not my podcast or sharing my work online. People say my posts make them feel calm, which matters to me. Surviving as a creative is increasingly hard. Writers and artists are giving up every day. Only if you can, support me here: www.patreon.com/cw/MirandaKeeling 🙏❤️✍️
A photo of the book in hardcover against a wooden background. The cover is a very light peach colour and has illustrations by Adam Beer of: a café in orange, a seagull and a girl with a kite in blue, a green pigeon, pink cow parsley and plastic bags and a yellow origami boat and leaves. The title is The place I’m in ‘WHAT I SEE WHEN I STOP TO NOTICE’ in black letters. It has this quote at the bottom ‘This Book is lovely’ by Philip Pullman. A photo of the book in hardcover against a wooden background. The cover is a very light peach colour and has illustrations by Adam Beer of: a café in orange, a seagull and a girl with a kite in blue, a green pigeon, pink cow parsley and plastic bags and a yellow origami boat and leaves. The title is The place I’m in ‘WHAT I SEE WHEN I STOP TO NOTICE’ in black letters. It has this quote at the bottom ‘This Book is lovely’ by Philip Pullman.
A photo of a double-page spread of chapter heading ‘ON THE STREET’. The colour of the pages is blue, and the book is against a pink background. There are observations by me (the black text is too small for most people to read) and black-and-white illustrations by Adam Beer of: umbrellas in the rain, a puddle, the top of a double-decker bus, the side of a building and peoples’ legs and feet waiting in a bus queue.
A photo of a double-page spread from the chapter ‘IN A CAFÉ’. The colour of the left-hand pages is white, and the colour of the right-hand page is peach, and the book is against a pale-pink background. There are observations by me (the black text is too small for most people to read) and a black-and-white illustration on the left-hand page by Adam Beer, of two women talking in a café.
A photo of a double-page spread from the chapter 'AT THE PARK'. The colour of the pages is pink and the text is black and illustrations are in black and white. There are observations by me (the text is too small for most people to read I this image) and a black-and-white illustration on the left-hand page by Adam Beer, of a park with runners and trees, a close-up of a bush and a bee near a lavender flower. The right hand page has illustrations of a couple walking in a park from behind, a dachshund on a lead and a woman on a bicycle - facing away from us.
I wrote a book! And I promise you'll love it 🤩
Here's what Philip Pullman says about it: 'This book is lovely - Miranda's observations are as sharp as ever, and in a strange way they seem to sharpen my own.'
Buy your copy here: geni.us/ThePlaceImin ❤️
Tea towel with a range of classic biscuit illustrations
Close up of a digestive biscuit illustration on a tea towel
A set of six coasters, each one depicting a different illustration of a biscuit
Close up of a coaster with an illustration of a Tunnocks Tea Cake
Biscuit tea towel and a set of six coasters are now available in my shop, if you like that kind of thing
40 today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEkh...
genuinely happy memories listening to this song as a teen
my black and white tuxedo cat with his front paw resting on my left foot
my cat has a paw leaning on my left foot, so obviously I'm going to let my foot shrivel up and drop off instead of moving it to get the blood flowing
Thank you
x
I miraculously made it to the town hall, where I had a conversation with a member of staff, who I'm delighted to say was most pleasant and approachable.
I am now enjoying five minutes in the sun.
James, my tuxedo cat staring at his favourite toy. A brown and white Kong snake.
Aww!
James is eyeing up his favourite toy just now.
It's going to be even worse the next time they appoint Peter Mandelson
Life is about joy.
I am not making BIG money, but I'm SO happy being self-employed looking after cats, while studying feline behaviour.
Best job ever.
