At the moment, I'm regrettably not exploring a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone street in Vienna during a raging thunderstorm, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well.”
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I have a romance-themed newsletter for you today, featuring an interview with author Erica Mae, romance recommendations 📚, and a recipe pulled straight from my current project ☕️💕
Get in on the fun while still you can! My newsletter drops soon at 5PM EST, signup link in bio 🫶
So exciting! Congratulations 🎉
A belated Happy New Year to you! 🎉
Do you make resolutions or avoid them altogether?
I’ve always been a skeptic, but I’m trying something new this year. Check out today’s blog for a softer approach to making life changes👇
www.elizabeth-webster.com/blog/a-new-y...
Still reeling from last night’s stunner of a Super Moon…
As one of my loves said, “It’s like you can reach out your hand and grab it.”
Did you catch it?
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Over the years, I thought I’d perfectly isolated what I needed from a novel,” Jeff Giles writes in a guest essay. “But suddenly, I couldn’t finish even half a book. Any book. Nothing held me. Everything annoyed me. Cilantro now tasted like soap.”
Big news: a small sketch alleged to be Michelangelo’s looks like it’s the real deal 😮
These sketches are rare because Michelangelo destroyed so many. He didn’t want us to see his imperfections 💔
What’s the value of a rough sketch? A first draft?
Check out my blog (link in bio) for a breakdown 🎨
What Thanksgiving Day represents in our home is a reminder that during the worst of times, be they shared or personal hardships, focusing on gratitude will carry us through to another day. That and we love an excuse to eat a meal comprised primarily of butter and cream.
Wishing a very Happy Thanksgiving today to all who celebrate! ❤️
Remembrance Sunday,
With memories of the splendid Weeping Window at Hereford Cathedral in 2018.
Lest We Forget
It’s that time again! My newsletter drops at 5pm EST & I can’t wait to share it with you ❤️
Check out my interview with @jrbolesauthor.bsky.social on her book, LOVE AT THE FALL FAIR. Chris Vitabile also sheds light on her work photographing Delmarva.
And there’s Cream of Crab Soup - bc why not? 🦀
I love this!
Because a beautiful sunset over a soccer field is still a beautiful sunset ❤️
I can romanticize any vacation view - but what about my regular life?
I gave a whirl 😉
Happy Friday, friends! What aspect of life brought you joy this week?
Making & keeping friends in adulthood isn’t for the faint of heart ❤️
Check out my latest blog for some compelling research (and my own hard-won epiphanies) on seasonal friendship 👇
www.elizabeth-webster.com/blog/a-frien...
Empathy + Action = A Better World
Thank you, Jane Goodall
Happy Friday, all! It’s a beautiful day to buy books 😊📚
What have I missed? What other ways can we support authors?
Make books. Make journals. Make chapbooks and zines and pretty letters. Make papercraft. Make beautiful things with words. Let no one take that from you. Make words.
A metal sculpture depicting a person absorbed in a book. It's in the middle of a pedestrian zone in Rotterdam.
Spotted this reader, absolutely absorbed in their book, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 💙 #booksky
Vincent van Gogh :
Almond Blossoms, 1890
"In spite of everything, I shall rise again:
I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement,
and I will go on with my drawing."
Friday Finnish!!!
Aukusti Uotila 1858-1886
Finnish golden age painter.
He died of tuberculosis only at 27 and lived many of his years in France.
Nuottakota
(Boat House)
1884
Oil on canvas
47 cm x 37,5 cm
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki Finland
Part of the Yorkshire Dales, 2020, painting by Simon Palmer, Wensleydale-based artist. #NorthernArt
Because it’s time for warcoffee and a treat.
Life goes on in Kyiv.
We don’t need red carpets to feel strong.
Currently manifesting a weekend with uninterrupted reading time
Yes please #booksky
It’s that time again! My newsletter (link in bio) drops at 5PM EDT & I can’t wait to share it with you!
Inside, you’ll find a thoughtful interview with Laura Scharle of Delmarva Trails & Waterways, my recommendations for your best day in Cape May, and a crepe recipe inspired by my novel 😊
A friend asked me recently how I read so many books. I understand her frustration, as finding extra time to read can feel impossible.
But if I can make that time, you can too.
If you’re hoping to read more, check out my blog for my key (quirky) tips 👇
www.elizabeth-webster.com/blog/reading...
Happy National Avocado Day!
Are you a fan of avocados? If not, who hurt you? 👀
I kid, I kid. But in honor of one of my favorite fruits (yes, it’s a fruit!), I give you a solid roundup of the best Mom/Dad jokes…🥑
Today, may we all have the opportunity to respond, “Yes, I know the guac is extra.”
A wall covered in pinned beetles, with a VW Beetle in the middle.
A wall covered in pinned beetles, with a VW Beetle in the middle.
“The Cleveland Museum of Natural History added a fun hidden detail in their display of real Beetles by inserting a Volkswagen Beetle in their display cleverly disguised as just another specimens. It has been part of the display since 2002.”
There is someone out there who wants your weird little book. Even if you doubt yourself sometimes, don't doubt their earnest enthusiasm.
