<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Grace Baker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Book Nook Chook]]></description><link>https://www.thebooknookchook.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:59:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thebooknookchook.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On Reading: a Thursday afternoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to our local indie bookstore yesterday with my husband. I say indie because it was a carefully designed and curated little store that bubbled with warmth and whimsy, rather than the cooler tones of the Collins in the city shopping centre (though the staff there are also really lovely). It has been drizzling with rain all week (which I'm really hoping and praying some of which actually landed on the farms around town because goodness knows they've needed it) and we were feeling a little...]]></description><link>https://www.thebooknookchook.com/post/on-reading-a-thursday-afternoon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ada9b2a7a16f6a3ff82be62</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:49:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/69459b_40d57c0f11ab4b61906364266dd8f806~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_548,h_550,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mrs Tea</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Reflections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initial thoughts before writing: Getting all the fluff out of my brain... It's 8:43pm... 9:09pm... It's 9:16pm on a school night and I'm still typing... I like it. If you find the beginning of my writing a little bland or uninteresting, I apologise. I have subconsciously adopted William Forrester's* advice for writing to the degree that I struggle to create interesting openings straight away. Much like it takes a little while for your body to adjust to the shockingly hot temperatures of an...]]></description><link>https://www.thebooknookchook.com/post/writing-reflections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad69e619a4ab4d3a769caee</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:23:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/69459b_275dbfd0bac447ceb2d0e496a710d50e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mrs Tea</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>