The mindless rambling of yet another Sophie

Dear August, You were incredibly hot this year. Even at my little home in the midlands I found myself running for shade when the sun was bearing down on me making sweat run like a waterfall from the peak of my nose. It got even hotter when I went to the coast to work on a dairy farm. That was quite the experience. The trains down there were terrible and exhausting but instead of the usual non-stop panic I would normally feel from travelling, regardless of whether it was going well, I had moments of just odd calm. I suppose I've started to accept that you can't control life sometimes. It's just taken me 21 years to start seeing that. The placement was hard work but it was enjoyable. I love cows and the sweet personalities they have. People often don't think that animals are that different but they are. Okay, that's generalising a bit. Most people will see that dogs and cats are different and everyone has a tale to tell regardless of whether they own a pet or not....

Hello everyone! It has been a while since I last posted and truthfully I have no other excuse but university. It would be better if I could say that I was on top of all of my lectures and other work and that was why I've neglected you... but I'm not. I'm been in a slump again creatively and although that's nothing new as the time passes I am finding it more and more frustrating. So I've decided to start this series instead. Now I cannot hold credit for the concept! I'm sure many of you have seen similar posts. What inspired me to make these was watching Carrie Hope Fletcher's " Letters to Autumn " videos. Before Carrie's "Letters to Autumn" there was "Letters to July " by Emily Diana Ruth and I'm sure there were others both before and after.  My friend Jenn has done a series of "Letters to anyone" where she reaches out to anyone and everyone from Jacqueline Wilson to Richard III . The concept isn't n...

University has been stressful to say the least but today I had a half day and found out that it was National Poetry Day. Today was also one of the few days I've had lately that a few sparks of inspiration have been igniting so here is my contribution. Enjoy!