For writers
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Tag: writing
Disenchanted by Pierre Loti
Possibly the first feminist book ever!!
Days of Wrath by Andre Malraux
In memory of 9/11
Memoirs of a Buccaneer by Louis Adhemar Timothee Le Golif
Fictional adventure book or true memoir?
Today’s Quote: Out of Africa
"Our machinery was never quite what it should have been, but we had planned and built the factory ourselves and thought highly of it." -Isak Dinesen Out Of Africa; 1937
Quote: The Art Of War
"The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom." -Sun Tzu The Art Of War
New Look, New Book…
Introducing a new look to MissSissinghurst.com! As of March 25th, 2018 we have changed our site to Vintage House Publications due to the publishing of my first novel Proper Mourning: A Legend's Tale. It is my debut novel and until June 21st it will only be sold on Amazon.com. I'm looking to get some more … Continue reading New Look, New Book…
Bug Killer
There is a form of hypocrisy common to nearly all gardeners. It does not affect only the gentle amateurs, but has been known to affect even the most hardened professional, who is not, generally speaking, a sentimental or squeamish man. It is the human weakness which, accompanying our determination to rid ourselves of our slugs … Continue reading Bug Killer
Why Love The Iris?: An Interview with the American Iris Society
I would like to...render thanks now to this graceful iris which arises from reedy stems in delicate flower-heads of dark purple, lavender, and white. It varies in its colour[sic], and that is one of its most attractive characteristics. -Vita Sackville-West More For Your Garden June 27th, 1954 If you've read my post, Snatching Velvet in … Continue reading Why Love The Iris?: An Interview with the American Iris Society
What Books Can Do…
The more one gardens, the more one learns; and the more one learns, the more one realizes how little one knows. I suppose the whole of life is like that: the endless complications, the endless difficulties, the endless fight against one thing or another, whether it be green-fly on the roses or the complexity of … Continue reading What Books Can Do…
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 