Gemma Humphrey
Happy Birthday to Me!
I turned 35 a few days ago. It was a quiet day - the full lockdown experience. My family had all individually dropped round the day...
GEMMA HUMPHREY
Writer. Bookworm. Lover of all things creative.
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Gemma Humphrey
New Year, Same Me.
Its been a funny old year. So many bad things happening to so many good people, and yet, for me - far less change, far less upheaval. For...
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Revelation: Trinity #1 The Soundtrack
I think it's common for writers to get insipiration from music, and I'm no exception. When I'm working out plots and organising my...
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Trinity Part 2: Testament - available now!
So it's finally done! Part 2 of the Trinity Trilogy is available to read, on Kindle or in paperback format. Thank you to my amazing...
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My 'Three-pointed Leek' Pesto Recipe
This post has been sitting in my drafts folder since march, so excuse the out of season info! March is a bit of a waiting game when it...
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How I Homestead in the City
Homesteading has really taken off as a concept these last few years, and as our lives get busier, it’s not hard to see why. But the...
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BOOK REVIEW: Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
***Warning - there are spoilers in this review!!!*** I've been waiting a long time for House of Earth and Blood to finally arrive on my...
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Normal Service has Resumed!
I'm Back! Did you miss me? Just a quick update to say that this Coronavirus lockdown has at least been good for something: with all this...
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DIY: Designer Mercury Glass baubles on a budget!
I'm a bit in love with mercury glass at the moment. That dull, aged mirror effect is just the right amount of sparkly-pretty-thing...
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Wedding Venue Review - The Pilgrims Rest
Have you ever just walked into a place and known, instantly, that it was going to be something special? I don't mean special as in...
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Why the Eco Egg cracked my Soap Nut addiction
If you read my post from Feb 21st ( You didn't? you can here!) You'll know that I've been an advocate of soap nuts (or, tiger nuts, if...
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Wedding Venue Review- Anne of Cleves, Lewes
Yes I know I promised you a book review.... But WEDDING! (Almost over, I promise!) Anne of Cleves looked so good on paper. It was my...
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WEDDING FEVER
This is the blog post my mother has been waiting (not so) patiently for, for 2 weeks now - the update on our wedding progress. (not...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Life is busy right now. Its that time of year where my job is on my mind 24-7, and I'm dashing about from landlord to landlord,...
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This is not really a blog post...
I mean, it is, but it's not about books or homesteading or writing. I've had a bit of a whirlwind week and not had time to think about...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Remember I said I was a fast reader? I picked up The sun is also a star - and didn't put it down until I finished it, only two hours...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Witch's Kiss by Katherine & Elizabeth Corr
I'm a fast reader. I mean, a really fast reader. When I was younger, probably seven or eight years old, the school had me tested for...
Gemma Humphrey
The Pottering Shed
My mum is a bit of a gardener. She's always out in the greenhouse, 'pottering about' with seedlings and plants, or helping my grandad...
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Why people think I'm nuts. (Hint: It's because I wash my clothes with them!)
So here's a thing: I've not washed my clothes with laundry detergent for over a year. Are you shocked? disgusted? I know Andy was when I...
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BOOK REVIEW - A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J Maas)
Today I'm doing a follow up review for A Court of Thorns and Roses! (You read my review, right? find it here!) Now, as you know, I was...
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Shout out to WATTPAD!
I recently took the TRINITY TRILOGY down from Wattpad, and it was such a sad moment that I felt the need to eulogise the company who have...
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BOOK REVIEW - A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J Maas)
Have you ever read a book that resonated with you so much you wish you'd been the one to write it? That's what happened with the Court of...
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Books that changed my life
I've always been a BIG reader. I was the child who would read the back of the cereal box at breakfast, who got punished by being sent to...
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I'm not just a writer...
A few years ago, Andy and I moved into a little converted barn, in the Sussex Countryside. Compared to our three-bedroom rental, it was...
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The day I became a writer...
I started writing REVELATION on Saturday 12th May 2012. I can still remember it so clearly. I'd spent the past week or so moping about,...
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10 ways I beat Writers Block
So it turns out, I’m useless at blogging. Don’t get me wrong – the intent is there. I’d love to have filled this thread with hundreds of...