august round up
Ah sweet August, school holidays and a slower pace of life. We went down to Dorset this month to explore the Jurassic coast. We ate fish and chips in Lyme Regis, looked for fossils in Charmouth and had a BBQ on the beach during golden hour in Eype.
The holidays are finally drawings to an end, the lockdown full time childcare situation is wrapping up along with it and the air has got a bit chillier. September is the month of birthdays in our house and new beginnings. There are things that I have been waiting a long time for, such as both my children being in school. It is as bittersweet as you can imagine something to be.
Two lovely branding projects I have done this month are launching imminently. One is Pachira Money, I think I have spoken about my friend Stacey on here before when she did the most fantastic talk at Platf9rm in Hove. I was thrilled when she asked me to do her branding and in awe of the ideas she has. She works with people who want to use their money for good and I was so proud of this job. I can’t wait until she has launched and I can show you.
MONTHLY FAVOURITES
Turned Up Online for... Ice Cream Social! This was an event put on by Creative Mornings, which was really enjoyable. You do talk about ice cream but you also talk about life and what was motivating you that day and obviously there was a lot of pandemic chat included as most of the participants were in the US. If you are interested, check the sheer volume of brilliant virtual events they have on.
Peanut Butter Falcon - Heartwarming film. Finally some non-ableist topics on the TV.
Official Secrets - Keira Knightley being brilliant as Katharine Gun, the Iraqi War whistleblower. A deeply inspiring film and woman. I followed this with the Once Upon A Time In Iraq documentary and it has been very hard viewing. I like peace, I don’t like war and this war was not needed. It is important viewing.
Gloria Steinam on How To Fail, was absolutely bloody great.
What I read this month:
1. Disobedience by Naomi Alderman
2. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
3. The Book You Wish Your Parents had Read by Phillipa Perry
I have slowed everything down this month, culture included. But I did manage to finish the Phillipa Perry book which I started a long time ago. I am thankful to her for writing this book. I regularly read the notes from the book on my phone and it makes me a better Mother, friend, listener (I am still practising this last one!)
Naomi Alderman wrote one of my absolute favourite books called The Power, so after watching Unorthodox on Netflix I decided to read her older novel which is about a community of Orthodox Jews in Hendon. I have a bit of a rebel heart so the subversiveness of this book made me think about what it would be like to live within such confined social parameters. It also made me incredibly grateful for the freedom with which I can live my life and make decisions. I would point you towards The Power over Disobedience as although they cover similar themes The Power absolutely knocked me sideways.
