Inspiration

This.............

 

 

....and this

...inspired by this.

This book has been on my amazon.ca wish list all year.I was pulled in by the title, and the cover illustration which echoes one of my favourite paintings, Reverend Walker Skating. Looking inside it, I discovered a world I can relate to. It's the kind of notebook (you could say journal, but it's not quite that) that I really like.
I think I'll give it to myself for Christmas. As soon as a certain paycheck arrives.

Do you speak Elvish?

Even in the unhappiest of childhoods, there's a mysterious place where the child believes in elves and assorted magical beings. It's a gift, to help the child survive. I know. I've been there. And I was lucky to have a mother who had me reading by the age of 5, so that I could read about that magical world too.

Books have kept me going through the tough times, and keep me happy in the good times. To all the many authors whose books I read and enjoy, thank you! Don't ever stop writing.