Reading Time: 13 minutes While many people plan winter escapes to the sun, I organised a very different trip: Iceland in November! With incredible landscapes to explore, interesting folk histories, and world-class spas, I was in! Here’s a run down of my 7-day itinerary.… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutes I’ve recently added a suite of new hobbies to my repertoire: dressing in fabulous medieval gowns, enjoying lavish feasts, witnessing armoured combat and archery contests, attending royal courts, and learning about medieval arts and sciences- how did this happen?!… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 12 minutes Today’s inspiring biography subject is my Gran, Winifred (“Win”) Guest, who is turning 100 years old! I reflect on her working class roots, experience as Lady Mayoress, love of football, and role as matriarch to 4 generations of our family.… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutes I’m passionate about the Goth scene! I love the music, clothing, dancing, and community. In this second post in the series, I’ll shed some further light on this part of my life by answering some more frequently asked questions.… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 12 minutes From an unlikely start playing lawnmower-themed games at age 5, to working at XBox, and now at an Indie studio developing games as a service, I talk origin stories, inspiration, and all things video game careers with Avery… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 9 minutes I’ve been doing an audit of my life as a consumer and seeing where I can make some more ethical and environmentally sustainable choices. Turns out there were at least 12 easy swaps I could make around the home! … Continue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutes I’m passionate about the Goth scene. I love the music, clothing, dancing, and community. In this post I’ll shed some light on this part of my life by answering some frequently asked questions I’ve encountered over the past two decades.… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutes I’m a big fan of street art in its many glorious forms and I appreciate the flashes of creativity, colour, and variety of voices it adds to urban areas. Here I show you my top 10 picks that I’ve spotted… Continue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutes Described as the “matriarch of black dance”, Katherine Dunham pioneered a dance pedagogy fusing classical ballet with African-rooted dance and rituals. She was a remarkable anthropologist, choreographer, and founder of the first self-supported African American dance company in the 1940s. … Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutes There are so many inspiring women within Blues music history. Here I’ll talk about two of my favourites: the “Mother of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Big Mama Thornton, and an artist with a fascinating story and varied career, LaVern Baker.… Continue Reading