I mainly work from home.  Like so many people now, my dining room table doubles as my desk, my laptop is never far away, and whole days can pass with very little real-life conversation just lots of emails and Instagram messages. Working from home definitely has its perks (good coffee, no travel, connection with my family, balancing being a mum), but it’s also made me think a lot about something called a “third place.” The phrase was coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg, who described third...

Yesterday I was scrolling through my phone, paused on the tenth carousel of perfect images, and realised — I hadn’t made  anything at all today.  Not drawn anything or even written anything by hand, I’d not even made a meal (lucky me you might think). It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently; I have a deep, human pull toward making things with my hands but so much of my life is digital.  I know that it’s so important for my own mental health to take time to make but it regularly...