The Bookshop, The Dream & The Sand Witch
Dear Friend
How are you today? The sun has got it’s hat on BIG time here and I’m loving it! The thing is I’m not too sure how much work will get done in this mini heatwave. I need the Vitamin D, as I’m trying to ignore the fact that I have a really bad sore throat. Best I throw some words onto the page and then head out to capture the sunny rays.
So yesterday, I went to Waterstones Cardiff, to sit in the bookstore cafe, because it always draws in the writers, the thinkers and the daydreamers. For me, this bookshop has become more than a shop; it’s my “zen den”, where I can be creative and productive on so many levels. There is something so alluring about the gentle hum of hushed conversations, the aroma of strongly brewed coffee, all intertwining with the scent of new books. I’m magnetised by the soft rustling of pages that create an ambience that for me is both stimulating and soothing. A little space, a literary cocoon that I often find myself, laptop at the ready, poised to del…