Katharine, Autor bei KatharineWrites

Bride in white dress running away from her wedding

Bits & Bobs

Marriage is not for me

This is not a divorce story, but marriage is not for me. —– When I was growing up, I held a number of assumptions about

27. December 2022

Young woman sitting at a table reading book in a white room

Language & Culture

Books of the year – 2022

These are my five books of the year which moved me and nourished my thoughts most in the past 12 months —– 5. The Devil You

25. December 2022

At Home

The Hochblaser: this mountain & me were not meant to be

There is the Hochblaser, that’s the bugger that beat me —– If you are going to engage in the entirely pointless but extremely satisfying sport

16. December 2022

Pair of broken eyeglasses symbolising life failures

Bits & Bobs

A list of my life failures

Today feels like a good day to publicly bathe in my own life failures, mishaps and misadventures. —– It’s great when you’re successful. It’s wonderful

9. December 2022

Rune stones for fortune telling set out on a white background and spilling out of a hessian bag

Language & Culture

10 charming Northern English words from Old Norse

Even though their influence in Northern England waned about a thousand years ago, the Vikings are still very much present in our distinctive culture and

29. November 2022

Top 5 travel destinations - Western Canada

Travel & the World

My top 5 travel destinations

Since meeting my wonderful partner back in 2008, we have travelled the globe together. What can I say? We are two free spirits with insatiable

28. November 2022

At Home

Climbing the Gehrenspitze, Tyrol

Memories of hiking up the Gehrenspitze: a perfect day out in the Tyrolean mountains. After a relatively mild autumn, winter has arrived in Vienna. The

22. November 2022