Writing has always been helpful to cool off, so I'll be trying these suggestions over the weekend to see if it also helps cool down. Greece has been late to join summer this year but we're there today -- temperatures just spiked to 34C. In the past I've always found it helpful not just to change where I write (tip 1) but also when, eg early morning when it's cooler.
That's such a great point, Diane. It reminds me of Mary Oliver's memoir, Upstream, where she writes about why she spent a lifetime walking in her beloved woods very early in the morning and scribbling in her notebook. Lovely to hear from you and hope you catch some cool breeze soon. 🌞
I love the idea of a written still life! Yes, yes, yes. I suppose I’ve been doing an emotional or spiritual version of that sometimes with the Everyday Divinas when I focus on an object, but I find the idea of writing a still life into being specifically as a descriptive exercise to be a very juicy idea.
Writing has always been helpful to cool off, so I'll be trying these suggestions over the weekend to see if it also helps cool down. Greece has been late to join summer this year but we're there today -- temperatures just spiked to 34C. In the past I've always found it helpful not just to change where I write (tip 1) but also when, eg early morning when it's cooler.
That's such a great point, Diane. It reminds me of Mary Oliver's memoir, Upstream, where she writes about why she spent a lifetime walking in her beloved woods very early in the morning and scribbling in her notebook. Lovely to hear from you and hope you catch some cool breeze soon. 🌞
I love the idea of a written still life! Yes, yes, yes. I suppose I’ve been doing an emotional or spiritual version of that sometimes with the Everyday Divinas when I focus on an object, but I find the idea of writing a still life into being specifically as a descriptive exercise to be a very juicy idea.
I'm thinking of the writing you recently shared with us about walking in your neighbourhood, the yellow blossoms stuck to your shoes...