Sylvia's Noodling Nook
Sylvia's Noodling Nook
Sylvia
Hello! I'm Sylvia, a blogger, doodler, poet, avid reader and chronic website tinkerer. Welcome to my noodling nook, my little corner of the indieweb where I share things that I noodle around with.
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In my memory it was always warm on my special radio days, and the back garden always bathed in sunlight. With my very white skin that would mean I would get a tremendous sunburn very fast. I had way too much experience with that.In July,...
🗓️ 6 to 12 Julyfavourite thing this weekWaiting on a bench to be picked up and staring up into the leaves of a large tree, mesmerised with the sunlight playing with the leaves.writing I have finished edits on a mini journalling workshop,...
Wrote this years ago for a prompt where you had to write a vivid memory, describing all i sensed. —I walk at the flood line at a beach I have visited a lot as a child, near the Hague. The sun is bright red in a sunset sky, I lift up my...
I have a small notepad (a Rhodia Dotpad no 12) that I use for... well, everything. It's a mishmash of notes, lists, reminders, a personal budget tracker and anything else that I feel the need to jot down. The contents vary constantly, I...
While looking for something else, I found this poem I wrote once as an encouragement to myself. I needed it today, maybe you do too.When you are thinking about thingsThat make you feel sad and lostGet out of your head, loveWhen you think...
🗓️ 29 June to 5 July favourite thing this week Finding an almost complete journalling idea in my notes. writing I'm editing a journalling workshop to publish hopefully this month, alongside another! I've found the draft for the journal...
I have finally sorted my pictures of my second day, and I have managed to let it dwindle down to ten :) It was a great day of exploring and adventures! Walking towards the Middelburg Abbey, the tower of st John in the background Looking...
When I was a little girl, I had a secret reading spot.We had an attic that you could only reach via a wooden ladder that was hidden behind a ceiling panel. In my eyes, that little rope on the ceiling was the gateway to my reader’s...
🗓️ 22 to 28 juneThe weeknotes are back! I was sitting down to edit my now page, looked for my notes for it, and found some old weeknotes instead. I realised I missed some parts of it, so here we go again :Dfavourite thing this weekSuch a...
I've found this just now, among other things I wrote years and years ago for a memoir class. I loved to read it again and thought I'd share it :)---I'm going to write about someone I don’t really remember a lot about, but I am so proud...
On my miniblog I've documented my new routine of doing a minimum of 10 minutes of exercise a day. I haven't done my ten minutes yesterday and today doesn't look good either.Now i wrote that down, I could feel shame or disappointment....
James of the Coffee blog fame made a fun quiz, and I expected to know the result. It surprised me with a second one 😀 You are a Author You love writing and have a growing backlog of posts on your website! Words are your best friend and...
Yesterday I posted this on Mastodon (post link) I'm building a new habit here on Mastodon: instead of liking, I try to reply to at least 3 posts, especially on those that don't have comments yet and I love it. It's so much more personal!...
As I've written about before (over here and here for instance) I have low energy levels and that has kept me from cleaning the house the way I would like. Today, I added a new practice that is is a way to clean the house that doesn't...
This morning in yin yogaI looked up at my left armMy mind focused on the asanaSuddenly distracted by a thought"My goodness, look at those wrinkles!"A smile bloomed on my breathWrapped my judgement in joyMy heart whispered into...