Monique Sliedrecht

One thing that always makes me feel like my day was well spent is walking in nature. It is very healing and soothing. Lately, in the...

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about the colour yellow, having noticed how predominant it was in the early spring season. Since then, a...

- Learning to Cherish Boredom - Photo taken from the Freswick Castle garden, by my friend, Tze Last night I enjoyed some time out in the...

On my walks lately, I’ve noticed that yellow seems to be a dominant colour in the wildflowers that are growing at the moment. The colour...

The sun is setting above the clouds, high over Canada, and according to our in-flight map, we now seem to be flying over Montreal towards...

It's 7:30 AM. I’m sitting outside, soaking in some rays and listening to the awakening calls of various birds. The sunshine in the...

I woke up to the distinct chatter and singsong of birds around the house this morning. It is so refreshing, so wonderful to hear it. ...

My heart sank when I heard the news yesterday morning. Deep sadness and concern crept in as the reality of the situation was brought to...

I was a bit bogged down today by numerous tasks, cold weather, tiredness after my trip south…. Then this evening, as I went to sit at the...

I just returned from England where I saw a friend who was visiting from North America. We met in the Wirral, a beautiful peninsula in...

What a week of wild winds! Then for a couple of days everything seemed to be on pause, so I made the most of it, spending some time...

I've been thinking about clouds lately. The space and expanse of sky was one of the first things that that struck me when I first arrived...

It is the start of that 'in-between time' - those days between Christmas and New Year's Eve. I wonder if there is a special word for...

December's Cold Moon, the longest full moon of the year, is rising tonight, making it the last full moon before the winter solstice in...

It has been some time since I last wrote a blog post. Looking back, I see that November was a month where I naturally took a break in...

Morning’s pale blue sky is painted with sweeps of bright white cloud. Or as Vermeer said, white is never really white if you look hard...

It’s 7:30 AM and the morning is very clear and still - a contrast to some days earlier this week! I can hear small birds waking up with...

On Friday evening my friend and I went to see the light display at Wick Harbour, suddenly realising there were only a few more days left...

I just got back from a few days retreat at Bishop's House on Iona, hitching a lift there with my friend who was going on holiday. On the...

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...