Author: karen.harder@hotmail.com

Hello dearest, I am writing to you whilst sitting in front of a fire, wine glass on the side, after the loveliest of conversations one could have with two strangers. I met them this morning, in the B&B I booked to celebrate that I am here, in this country that I not quite yet call… Continue reading On a day in early spring

Hi there, and a very Blwyddyn Newydd Dda to you, dear reader. (It means Happy New Year, promise. Just don’t ask me to pronounce it.) I was almost too embarrassed to write again. Almost. See, I started this blog with the idea that I would write weekly. Then it became monthly. And now, somehow, December… Continue reading New Year, New Moon, New Start

… when you just moved countries and started a new job! Hello my dear, how are you? It has been a while. But we’re here now. On the go, go, go. This time I’m writing to you from a hotel room in London. Quite a luxurious room, I might add. I have exchanged always stunning,… Continue reading Time flies…

Hello lovely, How are you? Are you snuggled up, with a cup of tea and a four legged companion near your feet, like I am? It is Monday evening. Yet another autumn evening with the rain tapping against the windows of the static caravan I’m staying in. I’ve brushed my teeth, put on my PJ’s… Continue reading How to take care of yourself

My dear, Let’s take a deep breath in through the nose, and out through the mouth. Ahh.. Where are you today? What do you hear, what do you smell, what surrounds you? I am sitting on a comfy sofa, surrounded by both familiar things and new sights. I moved into the static caravan today. A… Continue reading Reflections on a stormy autumn-evening.

Hello you, Here I am. I am here. In beautiful, absolutely stunning Wales. On the Isle of Anglesey, which has not yet completely sunken in if I am being honest. I am sorry I have been absent for a bit, but life resembled a rollercoaster in the last couple of days. Buster, my dad, and… Continue reading I am here.