Justine Bothwick
@justineb.bsky.social
Reading & writing. Nature. Travel. Teacher of English Lang & Lit. Guardian of Mia Basset Fauve. Lives in Rome. From Winchester. Published author. Short stories with Nightjar press, The Lonely Crowd, Confingo, & more. www.justinebothwick.com
Friday night. At last!
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Friday night. At last!
Nice moo-rals in the village of Cacciano, Le Marche
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nice moo-rals in the village of Cacciano, Le Marche
💚 these crazy creatures
August 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
💚 these crazy creatures
I used to be a werewolf but I’m all right nooooooow
August 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I used to be a werewolf but I’m all right nooooooow
Just a great week in Sigri, Lesvos, tutoring on the Fiction: A Sense of Place creative writing retreat. Sigri, on the island of Lesvos, feels like a traditional Greek fishing village that time forgot. The hosts, Cindy & Tom, are lovely. Do check it out www.sigriartsretreat.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Just a great week in Sigri, Lesvos, tutoring on the Fiction: A Sense of Place creative writing retreat. Sigri, on the island of Lesvos, feels like a traditional Greek fishing village that time forgot. The hosts, Cindy & Tom, are lovely. Do check it out www.sigriartsretreat.com
Mia vs the village cats
July 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Mia vs the village cats
I love seeing these pics. Greetings from summer on a Greek island! 🇬🇷😊
July 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I love seeing these pics. Greetings from summer on a Greek island! 🇬🇷😊
Just my dog, barking at a boat, protecting me from the unknown
July 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Just my dog, barking at a boat, protecting me from the unknown
Had the most wonderful week tutoring the Sigri Arts Retreat Fiction: A Sense Of Place course this week. Sigri feels like a traditional Greek fishing village that has been lost in time. The hosts, Cindy & Tom are lovely, the participants were great. Do check it out www.sigriartsretreat.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Had the most wonderful week tutoring the Sigri Arts Retreat Fiction: A Sense Of Place course this week. Sigri feels like a traditional Greek fishing village that has been lost in time. The hosts, Cindy & Tom are lovely, the participants were great. Do check it out www.sigriartsretreat.com
London scrubs up pretty well when she tries.
June 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
London scrubs up pretty well when she tries.
Yellow days of buttercup and gorse 💛
May 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Yellow days of buttercup and gorse 💛
Be cheered by some poppies in the local park
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Be cheered by some poppies in the local park
Then, later on, a Saturday in Rome centre by an empty Trevi Fountain, in an empty Piazza Navona.
Friday evening drinks with colleagues outside a bar, 2 metres apart & masked.
Always those clean, blue skies.
What a time.
Even in the depths of winter, plant bulbs for spring. And feed the birds.
Friday evening drinks with colleagues outside a bar, 2 metres apart & masked.
Always those clean, blue skies.
What a time.
Even in the depths of winter, plant bulbs for spring. And feed the birds.
March 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Then, later on, a Saturday in Rome centre by an empty Trevi Fountain, in an empty Piazza Navona.
Friday evening drinks with colleagues outside a bar, 2 metres apart & masked.
Always those clean, blue skies.
What a time.
Even in the depths of winter, plant bulbs for spring. And feed the birds.
Friday evening drinks with colleagues outside a bar, 2 metres apart & masked.
Always those clean, blue skies.
What a time.
Even in the depths of winter, plant bulbs for spring. And feed the birds.
My photos from then are full of tulips on our balcony, birds on the wall, plates of delicious food, and jigsaw puzzles (never again!) Album covers, clean, blue skies.
But also… my husband in hospital. My uncle who died. Screen shots of family on zoom who I hadn’t seen for months. 2/3
But also… my husband in hospital. My uncle who died. Screen shots of family on zoom who I hadn’t seen for months. 2/3
March 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My photos from then are full of tulips on our balcony, birds on the wall, plates of delicious food, and jigsaw puzzles (never again!) Album covers, clean, blue skies.
But also… my husband in hospital. My uncle who died. Screen shots of family on zoom who I hadn’t seen for months. 2/3
But also… my husband in hospital. My uncle who died. Screen shots of family on zoom who I hadn’t seen for months. 2/3
5 years ago school sent us all home with link to google classroom and a quick demo of google meet. And that was that for the next few months. A time of personal and national suffering and loss. And also the most beautiful spring I can remember. 1/3
March 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
5 years ago school sent us all home with link to google classroom and a quick demo of google meet. And that was that for the next few months. A time of personal and national suffering and loss. And also the most beautiful spring I can remember. 1/3
It feels like I’ve been ill for forever (it’s 5 weeks).
But might have turned a corner today. In the meantime, the local park has bloomed
But might have turned a corner today. In the meantime, the local park has bloomed
March 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It feels like I’ve been ill for forever (it’s 5 weeks).
But might have turned a corner today. In the meantime, the local park has bloomed
But might have turned a corner today. In the meantime, the local park has bloomed
I have just made the gingeriest of ginger biscuits
February 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I have just made the gingeriest of ginger biscuits
Writing, reading, and talking about writing and reading – it would be wonderful to see you there.
PS, the swimming is fantastic too!
PS, the swimming is fantastic too!
February 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Writing, reading, and talking about writing and reading – it would be wonderful to see you there.
PS, the swimming is fantastic too!
PS, the swimming is fantastic too!
We will use the unique atmosphere and scenery of Sigri fishing village on the Greek island of Lesvos both as a prompt in itself, and a launch pad to explore links between setting and character, theme, tone and genre.
February 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We will use the unique atmosphere and scenery of Sigri fishing village on the Greek island of Lesvos both as a prompt in itself, and a launch pad to explore links between setting and character, theme, tone and genre.
Hello, Bluesky!
Please forgive the following publicity.
The lovely people at Sigri Arts Retreat have invited me to tutor one of their creative writing weeks this July.
Please forgive the following publicity.
The lovely people at Sigri Arts Retreat have invited me to tutor one of their creative writing weeks this July.
February 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hello, Bluesky!
Please forgive the following publicity.
The lovely people at Sigri Arts Retreat have invited me to tutor one of their creative writing weeks this July.
Please forgive the following publicity.
The lovely people at Sigri Arts Retreat have invited me to tutor one of their creative writing weeks this July.
John ‘because it is my name!’ Proctor (The Crucible)
February 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
John ‘because it is my name!’ Proctor (The Crucible)
My friends at Sigri Arts Retreat (based on the Greek island of Lesvos) are busy preparing their programmes for this summer, June to September. Retreats and classes in landscape and portrait painting, as well as tutored writing weeks.
See their website for details
www.sigriartsretreat.com
See their website for details
www.sigriartsretreat.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My friends at Sigri Arts Retreat (based on the Greek island of Lesvos) are busy preparing their programmes for this summer, June to September. Retreats and classes in landscape and portrait painting, as well as tutored writing weeks.
See their website for details
www.sigriartsretreat.com
See their website for details
www.sigriartsretreat.com
Mimosa time! Lighting up a dark and stormy day in Rome
February 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Mimosa time! Lighting up a dark and stormy day in Rome
