Monique Sliedrecht

I’m drinking my morning coffee out of a handmade cup that was created by a member of the L’Arche community in Inverness. I love this...

I decided to go out for a walk this morning, to wake myself up and get some fresh air. It felt good to step out despite the misty...

I woke early this morning to the sun rising and shining brightly through the windows. With excitement, I prepared a coffee, took out a...

Freswick Bay There is a slight feeling of autumn in the air this morning. A late summer glow permeates the sky highlighting the bright...

I watched a family of thrushes pottering about the lawn, looking for food. I hardly noticed them at first, they blend in so well with...

The Garden - by Kathleen Jamie - What little I know of the way of the world -- scarce anything. There's mystery in my own back green --...

As the Northlink Ferry rumbled its way through the softly rippling sea, I had my last glimpse of Stromness, and soon the high, red...

Yesterday... ...it was foggy. In the wake of sunny spells, the haar slowly moves in, enshrouding the bay in misty whiteness. Nothing much...

When the Days are Long and the Sun Shines Into the Night, by Jessie Oonark, 1966–69 Felt pen and graphite on wove paper, 126.8 x 317.8...

Photo by Tze Seeto We’ve just passed the longest day of the year, the solstice of summer. I did not manage to stay up to watch the sun...

Yesterday was such a beautiful day. Even though there was a great deal already on my 'to do' list, I had been thinking of going on the...

The day is misty here in Freswick Bay. In the meantime, I've been told that the rest of the UK is basking in sunshine! I could drive out...

It has taken me a little while to get going this weekend. I’m not sure what it is exactly, but I’m feeling sluggish. I probably need to...

Making one's way across the Pentland Firth feels a bit like going on holiday, despite the destination being only an hour away! And even...

The super moon has come and gone and we are entering a new phase of the lunar calendar. Days lengthen, tides continue to ebb and flow,...

This last week the birds have been especially active and ever-present, flitting about in the trees and flying over the moorland and...

It’s April 11. To my amazement, I woke up to another fresh layer of snow on the ground this morning. Huge flakes have been blowing across...

My friend in BC, Canada sent me this photo of a drawing done by her 4 year old son. With it she wrote: 'Asher making fantastic splodges...

I just finished doing some morning stretches for the first time in a while! Oof. My muscles are certainly tight. To be honest, they are...

7 ANSWERS TO 7 QUESTIONS A friend sent me this article in the NY Times, which is very eye opening and interesting on many levels, and...