Oh how my heart sang and how quickly you came to mind when I saw this beautiful print on Etsy ... isn't it joyous! And I love the message that Katie Daisy has included in the description: "I made this painting with the intent of reminding others that life is for living... the air is for drinking! There is only NOW, so stop waiting, and start living!" ... amen to that! :)
Absolutely ages ago I read a lovely article in either the Guardian or the Observer about non camping outside holidays and, if at that time I could have been bothered to hauled myself to the 'puter, I would have written about it. Helen and I have had a soft spot for La Rosa outside Whitby for some time (though we can't get it together to go), she has rebooked her camper van for the Green Man Festival and also has her eye on Anam Cara for a very special purpose. I found this loveliness www.vintagevacations.co.uk and particularly love the sofa in 'The Bungalow', check it out - its cute.
Here's to making time and space, getting away from everything with just the sky and sea, a flask and a knitting bag or doodle book as you choose...
I have been absent. I have been busy. I have been tired. I have been almost overwhelmed with inertia... It hasn't been the nicest place to be.
What is nice is that I know that there is person out there waiting to wake me up when its time - either with a poke in the ribs with the pointy stick of guilt or with a cup of tea and toast with brandy butter.
I liked this video... and thought of me (and of you) : )
First off I feel I should apologise for posting so many things in a row ... I am hoping that my dearest Lizbet will not feel shamed or guilty ... and yet I know her well enough to feel sure that no amount of reassurance from me will make her feel guilt-free ... but she should do because this project was never meant to be a 'take turns' thing so if I happen to post one hundred things on a particular day or don't post anything for three months then that is all fine, and exactly how it is meant to be :) ... I still feel guilty for any guilt I cause Lizbet ... ha! what a perfect pair we make ;-)
Anyhoo, on to the real reason for this post ... when I had the idea for this project I was more or less completely inspired by a project I'd read about last year ... but when I launched the blog I couldn't remember the name of the project (doh!). Happily I managed to track it down ... it's the 3191 Miles project which is a beautiful collaborative photography project between Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes who live 3191 miles apart. Since 2006 they've been posting beautiful snapshots of their lives spent seperately but somehow all the more close for the distance that lies between them.
Whenever Lizbet talks about Paris her eyes light up ... so whenever I see something beautiful/interesting/amazing to do with Paris I think of Lizbet ... and I imagine her eating a freshly baked croissant and drinking freshly ground coffee sitting on a small balcony with Mr D, the Eiffel Tower in the distance, both of them studying a map while they plan the day ahead of them.
