Castlemaine Fringe Festival

A Little Weekend Love 🩷

Hi my friends,

We’ve travelled to regional Victoria this weekend, with a stop in Melbourne on Monday to visit bookshops, and we’re enjoying this lovely old hotel. Details next week! I can highly recommend the continental breakfast…the flakiest croissants, the best butter, the most delicious apricot jam.

After a fabulous book event yesterday at the Castlemaine Fringe Festival, hosted by the lovely team at Northern Books (check out all their upcoming events here!), we’re now exploring country living…and it’s so peaceful and warm-hearted.

How are you today?

What’s happening in your world (in your heart)?

Were you also up at 3am for an hour, and should we talk? Ha! I bet that ‘3am Wake Up and Overthink Things’ happens to a lot of us. So for today, here’s your beautiful reminder. (Apologies, I took a screenshot of this and promptly lost the creator’s name…but thank you to whomever made it!)

Remember, it’s the repetition of any idea that really helps calm the heart and mind when things feel wobbly.

Whenever my world is shaky — my people, my kids, health, work, books, or anything that feels like a big challenge — the repetition feels like hope, feels like prayer, feels like a mantra, feels like love.

I hope you have a beautiful Sunday.

Thank you for being here!

Love, Catherine x

P.S. The Fun Stuff!

Hello to all the new people this week! You’re receiving this Sunday newsletter from me, Catherine Greer, author and copywriter, baker and mother, Australian-Canadian. So happy you’re here.

  • That pink dress. It’s very pink…but also perfect for book events. Yesterday in Castlemaine I matched my book cover. Pink dress, red shoes. Fun combo. It’s 20% off now. Size down…it’s quite a big fit. (I wish I had, but I ordered online…)

  • Red shoes in the colour “tomato”— I’ve talked about these before. You can walk a million billion miles in these. I don’t know why. Chunky heel? Perfect for being a wedding or party guest on the grass.

  • If you’re new, learn more about some of my books here. Thank you for your beautiful support of The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe!

  • Melbourne on Monday: I’m at Avenue Bookstore in Richmond at 1:30, Dymocks on Collins Street at 2pm, and Readings in Carlton at 2:30. Come and give me a hug and a wave if you’re free!

  • Manly Writers Festival - you’re warmly invited to come along to a book chat next Friday 28 March at 12:40pm. Tickets still available!

Sunday Pick-Me-Ups

Hello and happy weekend!

Wherever you are, I hope you have a weekend filled with all the right kind of love: rest and peace, a little treat and time to daydream the best thoughts about your life.

Here in Sydney, the air is so unbelievably crisp and lovely in the mornings…and the new season coming soon makes me feel like turning over a new leaf.

This month, I think it’s time to surprise myself.

Are you with me?

I’m just doing a few silly little things….like this unexpected nail polish colour yesterday. Because…WHY NOT? Why not surprise ourselves a little?

  1. Make your brekkie different than your usual. Try a new coffee?

  2. Go a little wild with the fingers or toenails.

  3. Pick up a book that’s not normally your thing.

  4. Do a little room fakeover, not a makeover: rearrange a few things and see how you like it.

  5. Part your hair in the middle, on the side, on another side.

  6. Avoid and replace your usual morning routine: get out of bed and stick your head outside and breathe that air, first thing.

  7. Shake. It. Up. (Whatever this means for you).

Our brains love novelty; it makes us feel more alive. This week, that’s what I’m going to try…and I hope you join me.

Love Catherine xx

P.S. The Fun Stuff!