elisabeth pike

Gratitude #74

#74 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_-OFkjnolB/?igshid=192zqwtupe8qx This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

#73 #gratitude #gratitudepoem  https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8REhHHz9V/?igshid=pab59szvfn11 This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #72

#72 Just look at these little seedlings, gift from a dear friend, teaching me how to live. Reaching for what they know they need. #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5qiOjnWKC/?igshid=zy3a8s563qcf This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help ofContinue reading "Gratitude #72"

Gratitude #71

#71 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3ENeGHB6L/?igshid=rm37avg0sres This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #70

This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #69

#69 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_x_eocHPnI/?igshid=1plarthod7cjp This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #68

#68 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_vc3VoHxr0/?igshid=1oqw15p4ntwpe This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #67

#67 #gratitudepoem #gratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/B_stOKQnK-h/?igshid=1ws2rnehgor2r This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #66

#66 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qQmWznxjT/?igshid=9fhkkpje5vq0 This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #65

#65 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nsXkznIHg/?igshid=1thejp0sm283e This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #64

Gratitude #62

#62 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_f6DXZnwcQ/?igshid=csfpsnmsztdv This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #61

#61 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_c0OA_H0NS/?igshid=ygxd2to0aa11 This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #60

#60 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_a4WB8H30G/?igshid=1ipb4wh733hvs This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #59

#59 Anyone spot the mistake yesterday? I posted two #57s in a row! So here’s 59! It’s about the birds. We found ourselves in a particularly chatty bird area on our walk so I recorded it and then I just got the poem just now, after dinner, all in one sentence almost. It has beenContinue reading "Gratitude #59"

Gratitude #58

#57 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VfAi1HK9a/?igshid=6qff1o5hkyqf I know! It says #57 on the picture but this is actually poem #58. I made an error. This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and isContinue reading "Gratitude #58"

Gratitude #57

#57 #gratitude #gratitudepoem Another day, another poem. How are you all doing? Today’s poem is a little ode to ‘The Bright Field’ by RS Thomas and is all about our own bright field. Hope you are all managing, whatever your situation is at this strange time. Today is a new day. And if today didn’tContinue reading "Gratitude #57"

Gratitude #56

#56 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QdLk2H4kr/?igshid=1k2n3tl6yemia This poem is featured in my book 'Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown' by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #55

#55 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_N0IZNnff8/?igshid=16q6iccsd6jyp This poem is featured in my book ‘Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown’ by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #54

This poem is featured in my book ‘Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown’ by Elisabeth Pike. It was published with the help of a Kickstarter campaign and is out now. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #53

#53 Thankful for home today. Am setting up a desk slowly slowly (after already shifting it once) It will have to be in the lounge for now but the view 👌🏻 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IRURlnqwB/?igshid=zkr9qk8mk6ge This poem is featured in my book ‘Voice at the Window: one hundred gratitude poems written during lockdown’ by Elisabeth Pike. Continue reading "Gratitude #53"

Gratitude #52

#52 The wisdom of the trees. We went to the woods today for a walk. It was good to do something different and we all enjoyed the fresh air in our lungs. Have posted pics of the trees I wrote about in the poem. And also this magnificent poem by Ada Limon which I haveContinue reading "Gratitude #52"

Gratitude #51

#51 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DhhhRnLKB/?igshid=o4kwoc1r2fdq Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #50

#50 It feels hard today and I feel a bit tetchy. So I’m just having five minutes on my bench. Thankful that I get this amazing view to look at. And thankful for realising that I feel stressed today and doing a little bit of deep breathing. We can’t change this situation, all we canContinue reading "Gratitude #50"

Gratitude #49

#49 Looked out of the window today and saw the A49 all pale and silent, completely empty. I am thankful for the ‘big pause’ as I heard it described today, but there are also challenges being at home with four children, I’m not gonna lie! It is very demanding in terms of time and forContinue reading "Gratitude #49"

Gratitude #48

#48 #gratitude #gratitudepoem #npm2020 #tellher1for30 #tellhersummithttps://www.instagram.com/p/B-7FotvnmvH/?igshid=15snbhgpx38zz Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #47

#47 Ok so I’m going to try to keep going! For as long as life seems crazy! I’m going to try to post a little earlier though so I have time to do other things in the evenings.. like start working on other projects again.. hang on I don’t really have a space to writeContinue reading "Gratitude #47"

Gratitude #46

#46 #gratitude #gratitudepoem I just love Spring. I struggle with winter, with creativity and being cold and feeling hopeless but am just in love with how quickly Spring comes and there is new life and abundance everywhere. This year has been so strange with all these things mixed up together; the glorious sun, the joyContinue reading "Gratitude #46"

Gratitude #45

#45 #gratitude #gratitudepoem #goodfriday Nearly at the end. One more tomorrow and then I will have to think of some other things to post! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0J5wUHvw8/?igshid=1sadrczqfasy8 Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #44

#44 #gratitude #gratitudepoem #lockdown https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xcpq2H7BO/?igshid=ujfak7ttcbgd Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #43

#43 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vDjKUnYIl/?igshid=wohx8apa74j7 Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #42

#42 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sbGzznOBs/?igshid=1sm7e23qdzm7o Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #41

#41 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pzuHJnsUR/?igshid=1uygcedv6kw4o Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #40

#40 Wow I’ve got to no. 40! I’ll be posting til the end of lent which is Saturday I believe?! (Apparently it could be Thursday or Saturday!) I’ve managed to post a poem each day and it has lightened my heart to look for the good things each day and I hope that hasContinue reading "Gratitude #40"

Gratitude #39

#39 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kqF2nngi7/?igshid=1p9byez76023u Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #38

#38 #gratitude #gratitudepoem Sometimes it can feel like we don’t have a lot to offer to the world, and in the face of a crisis like this, we can say, ‘what can I do?’, 'how can I help?’ Well the government has reaffirmed what we can do- Stay at home, Protect the NHS, SaveContinue reading "Gratitude #38"

Gratitude #37

#37 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fcwDyn_ox/?igshid=m28w9ea9ry6s Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #36

#36 #gratitude #gratitudepoem Still here posting these little musings. How is everyone doing? Hope you’re surviving and thriving. Lots of love xxhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B-czHshHLsL/?igshid=y6vxionxb3an Voice at the window, 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown was successfully funded by a kickstarter and is out now. You can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1

Gratitude #35

#35 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aR1A_HZaI/?igshid=6oemja98amkt EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #34

#34 I feel like these are getting more and more random, as I get more tired, see less people and don’t have the internet 🤪! We should be reconnected on Thurs! Hope you are all keeping well in this crazy time.. 😘 #gratitude #gratitudepoemhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B-Xxzv4nh9N/?igshid=1oie0n83u3h9a EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: OneContinue reading "Gratitude #34"

Gratitude #33

#33 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-VNSyRHySf/?igshid=15boivwtrcavf EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #32

#32 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SuOyCnIRu/?igshid=hdgdlyais7bt EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #31

#31 We’re in! It is so light and beautiful here. Up on a hill. It’s a bungalow (curve ball for me who has always dreamed of a Victorian terrace) and there is a view to die for. Tired now so today’s poem is short and sweet! Now to spend a long time settling in…#gratitudeContinue reading "Gratitude #31"

Gratitude #30

#30 Farewell to our lovely old house. #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Nez88n2uj/?igshid=1vodu54k9wwkm EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #28

#28 Thankful for my little bundles with me on the raft! The longer this goes on, the more it feels like this is causing a seismic shift in our society, that it is changing our lives forever, there will always be a before and after. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing. #gratitudeContinue reading "Gratitude #28"

Gratitude #27

#27 I think! This poem ain’t gonna make anyone feel very happy sorry! I’m so thankful for my little peeps, the sunshine, friends who keep me entertained on WhatsApp and my long suffering husband too! 😊 EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was publishedContinue reading "Gratitude #27"

Gratitude #26

#26 I love my Mum to bits and today I am thankful for her. I find it so hard to put into words what she means to me. But here is a start. It’s a funny old day today, another ticked off the list of many at home it seems, but love holds theContinue reading "Gratitude #26"

Gratitude #25

#25 Our house. (I make no apologies for completely ignoring what is happening in the world at the moment, just homing in today.) We moved here 6 and a half years ago, and then it felt a bit like our lives fell apart when Ivy was diagnosed with T1 diabetes, but we got back upContinue reading "Gratitude #25"

Gratitude #24

Gratitude #24 I hope these poems aren’t coming across as too glib. I know this is such a difficult time for so many entrepreneurs especially, who are seeing a drastic change in their income and livelihood. Shrewsbury is a real hub for entrepreneurs and small businesses so support them as much as you can ifContinue reading "Gratitude #24"

Gratitude #23

#23 Too much to say today, the line breaks had to go! Keep going GB, stay in as much as you can. It’s not forever and it’s what will turn this thing around… #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B97qlc_Hzzb/?igshid=1n2lilr27r0nb EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was publishedContinue reading "Gratitude #23"

Gratitude #22

#22 Had to dig deep for this one today. There are always little things to be thankful for. And even if they seem small cast against the great grey mass of cv which seems to loom over us, the truth is that this shall pass, and things shall go to how they were before, butContinue reading "Gratitude #22"

Gratitude #20

#20 We’re on lockdown. Ben had a temp on the weekend so that’s us now, self isolating for 14 days! 😳 The good things are: a) I don’t mind being in! b) Ben’s symptoms were very mild so if it was cv and the others get it, hopefully won’t be too bad. c) One ofContinue reading "Gratitude #20"

Gratitude #19

#19 ‘All will be well’ This shall all pass. Sending love and peace to everyone today. #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wc56oHsMX/?igshid=mhtrtlr775em EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #18

#18 Not the most gratitude-y of poems today. Everything is a bit unknown. But all we can do is all we can do. And then we have to just have hope that this will all pass like a bad storm and dream of summer where we will be warm and go for walks by theContinue reading "Gratitude #18"

Gratitude #17

Gratitude #17 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sCZHIH2f6/?igshid=1q879jruvazxi EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #16

Gratitude #16 Coronavirus can do one. Earlier today, I listened to Boris saying that we could lose loved ones and felt a pang of despair. And yes these are scary times. But we have to say no to fear. Just keep going, wash our hands and be sensible. And then we went out to ourContinue reading "Gratitude #16"

Gratitude #15

#15 all about the sun and home https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m8uoKH0Ew/?igshid=1xhtckag2hxz6 EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #15

Gratitude #15 all about sunlight and home. #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mnuUqHajZ/?igshid=dobhxp50ubwm EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #14

Gratitude #14, may it be known as ‘the craziness of the writer’ and 'plums’ 🙂 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9jshLoHpq8/?igshid=16yo2l4sih5f6 EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #13

Gratitude #13 I hope these aren’t boring! 😁 I just wanted an aim to post each day and it makes me write and it makes me be thankful and for both of those I am THANKFUL! 💕💕 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9h0Fn-HrT1/?igshid=16kd1sk62nse EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written duringContinue reading "Gratitude #13"

Gratitude #12

This ones a rough sketch! Lots of ideas, doesn’t quite feel fully formed.. but I’ve run out of time today. I just love seeing the buds at this time of year- they give me such hope. Renewal, growth, making new, tiny beginnings, all the good stuff! #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9fK3mXnjCi/?igshid=sldwcy90n85g EDIT: This poem is featured inContinue reading "Gratitude #12"

Gratitude #11

#11 #gratitude #thankful #peace #poem #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ckQN4n5ML/?igshid=jlekho570d50 EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #9

#9 all about one of the loves of my life, little Annie Mae 💕 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Xk3hxHvAw/?igshid=tzuyletimkkv EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Gratitude #8

#8 #gratitude #gratitudepoem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UnQAwHStq/?igshid=1imw98z9nl42r EDIT: This poem is featured in Voice at the Window: One hundred poems written during lockdown which was published thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/870191768/voice-at-the-window-one-hundred?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1 

Lesson from the Lawley – do the thing that is in front of you!

I felt there was something profound in this view as I was walking along our favourite hill top last Sunday so I took this picture, and since, I can’t remember the quote I was thinking of but it may have been Frederick Buechner.. ‘but then once in a while there is the suggestion of plot,Continue reading "Lesson from the Lawley – do the thing that is in front of you!"

New blog post! Creativity is a gift from God – here’s how to cultivate it.

Great to have this blog up on Premier Christianity magazine all about how I think we are all born with the potential for creativity! If you like what you see the book is available from my Etsy shop. #writer #creativity #cultivatecreativity Onwards and Upwards Christian Publishers Creativity is a gift from God, here’s how toContinue reading "New blog post! Creativity is a gift from God – here’s how to cultivate it."

You are the only one – FREE digital print!

I still have a few of these A5 handlettered prints left over from the book launch (frame not included) so will send one out with any order of the book ORDERED FROM THE ETSY SHOP ONLY up until 00.00am GMT on Tuesday 28th May! After that they will be added to my Etsy shop. http://etsy.me/2P9Xwyb Continue reading "You are the only one – FREE digital print!"

Circles book launch!

✨💫Thank you so much everyone who came and supported the book launch today! It was a wonderful party for this book that has been so long in the making. I felt blessed honoured and loved so thank you! ✨💕🙌🏻✨ if you still haven’t got it, you can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681250504/circles-nurture-and-grow-your-creative?ref=shop_home_recs_5&pro=1&frs=1 #shrewsbury #lovebooks #booklaunch #circlesContinue reading "Circles book launch!"

Circles Book launch!

Book launch! This weekend! All welcome, just rock up!

Sneak Peek!

Sneak peek at the #free #handlettered print being given out with the first 50 copies of ‘Circles’ sold on Saturday! Details of book launch on previous post #booklaunch #writer #whatsonshrewsbury #shrewsbury #shropshire https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxt-N-Ynrcd/?igshid=w6291v7uow1k

Circles by Elisabeth Pike: OUT NOW!

C O M I N G T O M O R R O W! Tomorrow’s the big day! I’ve just listed this baby on Etsy so you can place an order now and it will be shipped out tomorrow: Etsy listing is here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681250504/circles-nurture-and-grow-your-creative?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 Last blog post is now up as well- all about faithContinue reading "Circles by Elisabeth Pike: OUT NOW!"

Dedication from Circles which is OUT TODAY!

Dedication. Much love 💕 Out today! Thankful 💕 Get it here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681250504/circles-nurture-and-grow-your-creative?ref=shop_home_feat_1&frs=1 #dedication #writersofinstagram #newbook #author #creativelife #creativewalk #faithwriting #thankful https://www.instagram.com/p/BvtRn2Dns6e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cylhzhkmn4hb

Imposter Syndrome – we’ve all been there!

In the creative bustle, it sometimes feels like everyone else has got it going on and you’re not quite there yet.. let’s just do some myth busting on that! I fully believe that most people are blagging it (!😂) and that everyone can suffer from imposter syndrome. When I started running writing workshops, a littleContinue reading "Imposter Syndrome – we’ve all been there!"

Faith and Mystery

Because I am a writer, I believe in magic. Because I have a faith, I believe in what cannot be explained. I believe that life is a story, at times hilarious, sad and uncanny, that the strangest things happen all of the time. For me, living with a Christian faith is about accepting theContinue reading "Faith and Mystery"

Circles: Out on Monday!

Circles is out on Monday! You can order it from my Etsy shop, any bookshop, or Amazon. Digital versions are available here: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PSHNDZC US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSHNDZC Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07PSHNDZC Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07PSHNDZC KOBO Kobo eBook: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/circles-35 From April 1st, ePub and PDF editions will also be available from: https://www.onwardsandupwards.org/product/circles @oupublishers #newbook #circles #writersofinstagram #author #happyfriday #writer #orderyoursContinue reading "Circles: Out on Monday!"

Letting Go (An excerpt from Circles)

The following extract from my new book Circles: Nurture and Grow your Creative Gift is about that action of releasing what we have made into the world and the feeling of vulnerability that comes with that. Also the fact that our works are not extensions of us, but they are their own thing somehow, setContinue reading "Letting Go (An excerpt from Circles)"

Laundry, a poem for World Poetry Day

Thought I’d share a poem for #worldpoetryday. This is one that I wrote a few years ago about the way that we sometimes find ourselves living in close proximity to neighbours that we hardly know. This was when we lived down south in a tiny terrace with our two children. I had formed a collectionContinue reading "Laundry, a poem for World Poetry Day"

Are we all creative?

This is a question I have often pondered and I think that we are all creative to a degree but there is always a choice. The creative path is presented to us, but it doesn’t force itself on us. For it to take root in us, we have to say yes, come and turn myContinue reading "Are we all creative?"

Unboxing Circles!

Happy Friday post! 😃😃😃Look what’s just arrived! @oupublishers 😍😍😍 #happyfriday #circles #newbook #author #writersofinstagram #creativecall #creativity #writer https://www.instagram.com/p/BvB3g56nltF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e4es4knt9x0s

About me and why I wrote Circles..

My forthcoming book, Circles: Nurture and Grow your Creative Gift was born out of a collection of writings from a crazy time in my life when I had two very young children and a third on the way. I was longing to create but felt that all my creative energy was being sapped by parenthood.Continue reading "About me and why I wrote Circles.."

Mary Oliver on the creative call

This. 🙌🏻. This year, do you have a restlessness within you, a project lying unfinished? A far off dream not yet explored? Let this be the year, turn to it, pay attention to yourself, give yourself time. Quote from Upstream by Mary Oliver, one of my Christmas presents that was quickly devoured! #quotes #quotestoliveby #maryoliverContinue reading "Mary Oliver on the creative call"

Making Sense of Motherhood with writing

I’ve been reading a lot of posts about #maternalmentalhealth this week and though I wasn’t diagnosed with #pnd I found it overwhelming, lonely, wonderful and exhausting. I confided in an older woman that I was feeling depressed and she laughed and said ‘what are you talking about, these are the best years of your life!’Continue reading "Making Sense of Motherhood with writing"

Burst; a poem by Elisabeth Pike

Burst The things that I see and touch consume me; the work that I must do, the dinner that I must cook, and the house that must be tidied fill up the space in my mind. And when I close my eyes, all I can see is the bustle of things, like a humming city,Continue reading "Burst; a poem by Elisabeth Pike"

Why I write about motherhood

I just want to put it out there that I’m not a self-certified expert on parenting by any means. I run courses on writing motherhood because I write, I always have done; it’s how I process my feelings – my grief, my joys, my disappointments, and it’s how I can convey my wildly fluctuating feelingsContinue reading "Why I write about motherhood"

NEW WORKSHOPS!

Book your ticket at http://721471fc10b8.fikket.com/

NEW WORKSHOPS!Booking open now! And less than two weeks until the first workshop on Saturday 5th May. Nice and early with a coffee and pastry to wake you up, and over by 11 so you can enjoy the weekend with your families! Book your ticket at http://721471fc10b8.fikket.com/

Writing about Type 1

I am a writer and I have written, pondered and grieved Type 1 a lot over the years. I write to process my emotions, I write around a subject when I don’t quite know what it is that I want to say. But the truth is that type 1 invaded our lives so thoroughly whenContinue reading "Writing about Type 1"

Living with Type One – What it looks like

Note: I think there may be quite a bit of type 1 jargon in here. Apologies for that. Also a normal blood sugar (what we’re aiming for) is 4-8. I haven’t written that much about type 1 diabetes on here although I have intended to but two of the poems about Type One diabetes inContinue reading "Living with Type One – What it looks like"

Space to Dream

A shortened version of this appeared in Third Way in April 2014: https://thirdway.hymnsam.co.uk/editions/april-2014/features/space-to-create.aspx It is rare to have the hush of an empty house all to myself. But right now all I can hear is the hum of the computer screen, the creak of a door being slammed outside, the footsteps of the cat coming inContinue reading "Space to Dream"

Some Thoughts on Winter

Some thoughts on Winter I don’t know about you but I don’t think that I was made for winter. My feet can’t cope with the cold, my shoulders feel permanently hunched over. I feel like I can’t relax for half the year. I think January and February are hard for lots of reasons. Gone areContinue reading "Some Thoughts on Winter"

On Hope by Anne Lamott

I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer. Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t giveContinue reading "On Hope by Anne Lamott"

How She Does It: Liz Pike | Studio Mothers: Life & Art

Great to have my work featured on this gorgeous US based blog Studio Mothers>> check it out! How She Does It: Liz Pike | Studio Mothers: Life & Art

Putting Your Work Out There: There You Are, 34 poems about Motherhood

Who are these crazy dreamers who plug away at something, for hour after hour on their own, believing that one day it will come to something? I am one of them, and although sometimes I feel deluded (!), I know that there is a quiet faith that my writing will see the light of dayContinue reading "Putting Your Work Out There: There You Are, 34 poems about Motherhood"

There You Are – its here!

ITS HERE! My book of poems about motherhood that has been one year in the making has arrived! Order NOW and it will get to you in time for Christmas! Or order for a friend and I’ll ship it straight to them! I’ll also be selling these beauties at Condover craft fair on Saturday too.Continue reading "There You Are – its here!"

There You Are : its nearly here!

So excited that my book is nearly here! I have spent the past year hand lettering and illustrating a collection of 34 poems about motherhood. It will be arriving at the end of next week and *should* get to you for Christmas if you preorder! I will shout when they’ve arrived and they will beContinue reading "There You Are : its nearly here!"