Oh, okay, fair enough – ‘girl’ is probably stretching things a little. But ‘a woman, a journey’ sounded way too important for my little lark down south. Daylesford is a wonderful place to visit, no doubt about it. It’s like being tucked in all safe and warm by an elegant, artistic mother after a busy day…
Archives for July 2011
This week I’m grateful for… advice
Time away to just ponder is so necessary, don’t you think? When I set out on my big truckin’ adventure (honk, honk) the rain was bucketing down, I got stuck in gnarly traffic jam 15 minutes from home and I did find myself thinking “what the farm am I doing?” But then as soon as I left the city…
Maxabellaland: a further reality check
Magdalena over at The Craft Revival has revived my love of letting it all hang out on my blog. She’s put the word out that today is the day to take a snap of our ‘unworthy-of-a-magazine-shoot life’ and show the world that the over-styled life is just an impossible dream / nightmare (depending on your…
Caught in a moment
The spot-lit road dances ahead of me, her skirt rising and falling, rising and falling. Red lights by the roadside are her audience; passive, disinterested, fixed. Behind me the horizon sparks amber as the day burns away. Ahead the night swallows life. The rush of my face, the hum of my feet. Emptiness tugs at…
Pause: zen
I’m so optimistic I’d go after Moby Dick in a row boat and take the tartar sauce with me. Zig Ziglar [Image by Tonya Joy]
Pause: nine
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. Stacia Tauscher [Image by Sandra Freij]
Pause: otto
If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything. Malcolm X [Image by Amanda Perkins via Style Me Pretty]
Pause: seven
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson [Image is of dear Mayalu’s inspiration board. Maya*Made is inspiration herself! One of my absolute favourite bloggers.]
Pause: six
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one. C.S. Lewis [Image via weneverknowwhereyoufoundit]
Pause: grateful
This week, I’m grateful for 154. exploring and 155. wondering and 156. solitude. And I’m grateful to my friend Beth at BabyMac for hosting us this week. Click here to visit Beth and join in the linky. Enjoy your week! x [Image via westoleit]