I have to start off by saying that I'm very nervous about posting this and that what follows is self-indulgent chin-stroking about my first novel and therefore likely to interest almost no one. But it's my blog and I'll weeboo weeboo if I want to, so feel free to tap out now. Picasso was onceContinue reading "May I introduce to you…"

It’s a bumpy road, but it’s yours if you want it Woman&Home, January 2022 In the south of Turkey, on the dusty rise of a hill, lie the stone ruins of an ancient piazza. The hefty limestone blocks that lie scattered between the scrub and olive trees are notable for just one remarkable feature: they’reContinue reading "The pursuit of happiness"

Celebrations big and small mark the magic we make in the world Woman&Home SA, December 2021 This is the fantasy: A lush garden party on a warm summer’s evening, with nothing but the full moon, fire pits and candles for light. Maybe some fairy lights and colourful lanterns strung between trees. Over there, in theContinue reading "Once upon a dream"

I was just about to post my December column when I realised that, for my subscribed peeps (Hello all eight of you!), it would be kind of rude to just plough ahead without so much as a Happy New Year. Right? So here is a 'Happy New Year!' and a little something I want toContinue reading "Hello 2022"

Sometimes looking outwards really is the only way to find some space within, says Tanya Meeson Woman&Home SA, November 2021 It is early morning, and I am sitting on the polished wooden floors of a hip, inner-city yoga studio. I am sitting cross-legged and straight-backed, eyes closed, hands resting on knees, breathing deeply. I amContinue reading "The great out there"