About MM
London mum, writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself.
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Manuscript completed at 75,000 words. Currently being re-edited to become the best book I have ever written. Also the first book I have ever written.
Category Archives: Gardening
My lovely (lady)garden
I am not sure I got the message right here. Please tell me it’s not just me. Tweet
Posted in Gardening, Nonsense
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Where the Iguana lives
Long before the French and the English fought over Saint Lucia (‘ownership’ of the island changed 14 times in between them), this beautiful place was called “Where the Iguana lives”. And if the lizards don’t stop drowning themselves in our … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, London, Travelling
Tagged big M, family, little L, St Lucia, vacation
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A sudden love for gardening. Am I getting old?
It’s official now. The leaves are falling, temperatures barely climb over the 20C mark and scarves, gloves and hats are back on the menu. It’s autumn! One thing that really cheered me up recently is… gardening. Maybe it’s because I am a mum now, that I find these things appealing. The whole philosophy of the circle of life, the old making space for the new, the deep connection between life and death. Or maybe I am just getting old. Continue reading



