Moss & Clover

23/06/2025

18/06/2025

Ahhhh. June - I do love you.. middle of the year, usually sunny, my birthday and my favourite flowers appear in gardens; the Rose. I love em - the more scented the better. I am a serial rose sniffer.. if I see a good bush hanging over a pavement I will stop and put nose to petal (and have taught my daughter to do the same) - glorious. Looking forward to hearing your nature writing at this month’s A Room of One’s Own… link in the bio - there are still tickets for next Tuesday’s Women’s Literature Club 📖 ✍️ ✨ we’ll be joined by the amazing and .writersworkshop

30/05/2025

If you’d like to do a little pre reading before June’s women’s literary club, here is the book we will be deep diving into- Helen Mort’s Non Fiction, A Line Above the Sky; On Mountains and Motherhood. A beautifully written piece about Helen’s relationship with the mountains, climbing, running and how that intertwines with her experience as a mother. Just Gorgeous. 💕✨ 📖

28/05/2025

Last but certainly not least.. the third guest at June’s A Room of One’s Own - Helen Mort, Award winning Poet and Author.
Helen has 3 poetry collections, a novel, a collection of short stories and a beautiful non-fiction book “A Line above the sky? Of Mountains & Motherhood (we will read & deep dive this book) . Helen is a keen runner, climber & lover of the Peaks and nature in general. She is also a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Come armed with questions of all things writing and publishing (you asked, I gave!!) .
Tickets available from Events Brite - link in bio. ✌🏻

26/05/2025

Introducing the first of our guests for June’s Room of One’s Own.. Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson. They will be sharing their new book “Ultra Women” and talking about writing and adventure - I cannot wait!! ⛰️ 🏃‍♀️ ✨✍️

25/05/2025

🙌🏻✨💥yesssss💥✨🙌🏻 it’s finally time to grab your tickets for the second instalment of A Room of One’s Own. On the 24th June we are going to be gathering for another wonderous evening of literature; guest shares, writing ideas and open mic.. lots of you said you were inspired to write after the last evening to I’m really excited to hear it.. I also took on board your feedback on refreshments - these guys have some delicious summery drinks on offer. CANNOT WAIT!!!! ✨🎤 ✍️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1379908366069?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/05/2025

✨✨KINTSUGI✨✨✨After learning about this Japanese art.. I thought that’s how I feel about motherhood sometimes. I think of my Mum and grandma and friends around me who have described themselves as feeling broken by various different stages of motherhood. But when I look at them, I just see them getting more and more beautiful by the experience of this.. here’s the definition in case you weren’t familiar with the concept:
✨✨✨ Kintsugi, meaning “golden repair” or “joining with gold,” is a Japanese art form that repairs broken pottery by mending the cracks with gold lacquer, often making the repaired object more beautiful than before. It embraces the idea that the history and imperfections of an object add to its value and aesthetic appeal.
✨✨✨hope you enjoy it!!

07/05/2025

Last summer festival I listened to a talk with the amazing talking about her new book Matrescence. Please please please read this book - it’s so blooming intimate and fascinating. All about the changes in the brain which occur during our time looking after a small baby/child and then when they are teenagers. Scientists have found that this process of Matrescence can also occur in men; Patrescence (if they are a direct care giver) and also other care givers (non-biological mothers and nursery staff, etc).. how cool is that? So when you feel different after becoming a parent.. it’s not your imagination after all (or just exhaustion!) ✨✨✨✨✨