I loved visiting the Pink House in Banff with its gorgeous wee book nook.
Dancing among ancient stones in my ancient pointe shoes. That was fun.
Autumn was gentle and beautiful this year.
Visiting Bow Fiddle Rock was scenic and slippery.
Being diabolical: good, and not so good.
I had an interesting time exploring Provost Skene’s House in Aberdeen.
Getting A Dancer’s Journey out there into the world felt like a big moment. I enjoyed writing this Dark of the Castle post.
More recent favourite moments: Christmas at Fyvie Castle and walking round the frozen loch there.
Really, being well for large chunks of the year was the highlight for me. I got out. I got books out. It was good.
A Meme of Book Blurbs
And then, the other day, this meme really made me laugh. I don’t know who to credit with its creation; it’s doing the rounds on Facebook. It looks like it might be from a book; if you know, do tell me.
So, I’m going to blurb my books this way. Feel free to do the same with your own, or any books you love, in the comments. Links welcome. No bashing of other authors or books, though. Not here.
- SISTERS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: haunting.
- FIREFLIES AND CHOCOLATE: heart-warming.
- THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR: richly detailed (I did go to town with the research).
- TENDU: disturbing.
- CABRIOLE: perceptive.
- FOUETTÉ: this one is a bit difficult; I’ll go with classic.
Wishing you all a great 2024 with many marvellous moments!
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My New Year resolution is to make a book nook like Pink House! Happy New 2024 G.
How wonderful!
Love you list of book blurb words. Happy and Healthy 2024.
And to you!
Lovely pink book house.2024 Happy New year to you and better 2023.
Thank you 🙂
That’s definitely a fun meme. I wonder, if my latest book has cute spirits in it (but no dogs) can I use the “enchanting” tag?
Substitutions are allowed 😀
Fantastic pictures, Ailish! ❤ The en pointe technique is amazing to me. ✨
I do love pointe work.
Amazing!
Happy New Year, Ailish! The meme gave me a guid wee laugh.
Thank you! It is a funny one, that.
Love your photos. I try to use photos I have taken myself in my blog, but do not always manage them well and have trouble putting them side my side or lined up relevantly with the text.
Happy New Year to you too. In New Zealand Christmas/New Year coincides with summer holidays which is something I have had difficulty getting used to even after 53 years residence.
All the best.
judith
Thank you, Judith. I have found that recent updates to WordPress have made placement of photos much more difficult. I hope they sort that out soon.
No bashing of other authors – that’s great.
Wordpress & photos – glad to have my It department, who also finds it a struggle.
Blurbs ? Perfect b#
The blurb thing was rather good 🙂