The darkest months of the year are finally surrendering to the faintest glimmer of a returning light, and I feel like checking in. I've scented the distant promise of spring and I’m so ready for it. I’ve had what feels like a deeper and darker winter than ever before, having shipped out to Swedish Lapland for a research trip at the beginning of January. I flew to Stockholm and then journeyed for 16 hours by train (not just any train: the ARCTIC CIRCLE TRAIN, yo) beyond the arctic circle to Kiruna, in the far north of Swedish Lapland. I was…
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///////////////Midwinter Update – Editing, Margaritas and an Exciting Announcement…
It’s already been such a long time since my last update, but now, with the transition of the Solstice guiding me, I’ve found a moment…
My Research Trips, Summer 2016
I'm a proper sucker for getting outside and harnessing real world tastes and smells to put into a work in progress or to squirrel away…