Oh, August. Most of June was spent in Oxford. Most of July was spent at the library or knee-deep in research work. But August. August was different, in that, between work and studying, I found time to have a bit of summer. At the end of July (which counts as August in this post), Liz…
Author: Amanda @ Farmgirlwrites
Monk’s House, Sussex
I'd just finished my second book of the day (what else are lazy weekends for?) when a thought flashed across my mind. It's time to put up more England photos. Some things are inevitable, but seem to never happen unless inspiration or motivation drops from the sky - and it has definitely been that way with…
Second Year Approaches
The last post that I wrote on here is dated June 21st. Over a month ago. I was in England then, just over a week away from coming home. So much has changed since then. I've been back in the States for over a month now, at University (that I am always tempted to call…
Love (for sale?)
We see it everywhere. On the covers of magazines, the backs of cereal boxes. Love is a commodity, an advertisement that lines the pockets of corporations and is the goal of all our "buy it now"s and "save _%!". We can love ourselves more if we buy that new dress, new phone, new book. We…