Something in this post by Pixie has cracked my heart. I gazed at the images of her filling her new space, of her Pandora’s box and giant thirsty canvasses, and my breath caught in my throat. I’ve long longed to spread colour on larger canvasses, to have a bright space full of sunshine and shelves … Continue reading
Stood by the pier I sing softly to the sea I pray to La Siren and the Gatekeepers… “As I walk along the shore, let me see what I need to see.” I breathe in deeply of the salty air, the cries of gulls fill my ears and I begin to walk. Do I look … Continue reading
Hola Lovelies! My internet has been down since Xmas eve and I don’t know when it’ll be back up so I’ll be doing my best to read any comments and keep up with things on here in the meantime. Hope you all had a beautiful holiday-time and are staying cozy as the new year unfolds. … Continue reading
I’m learning what it means to hold an ocean inside me. For so long I ran from water – fearing the depths of the ocean which engulfs, the river which sweeps away, the floods which drown. I knew its power, this water, I turned from it not because I thought it held no power but … Continue reading
From now on, the days get longer, even while the world gets colder. This has been a busy season, and yet… I have been saying ‘No’. I have been slowing down with the season. I have been seeking the stillness. Returning to roots; food and fire, hearth and home. Turning inwards and outwards at the … Continue reading
A three-part story of a pilgrimage to The Community of the Many Names of God – Skanda Vale, part 3. Find part 1 here and part 2 here. It was dark, night had fallen and I thought that Valli the elephant would be asleep for the night. J, N, P and I walked past the … Continue reading
A three-part story of a pilgrimage to The Community of the Many Names of God – Skanda Vale, part 2. Part 1 lives here. We were refused entry. Two of us, J and N, had not observed the obligatory vegetarianism and so knew they’d be watching from the terrace of the temple. But P and … Continue reading
A three-part story of a pilgrimage to The Community of the Many Names of God – Skanda Vale. Four of us walked through the darkening forest, a reddening full moon rising over the horizon as raindrops dripped upon our brows. The trees were full of magic, the Spirit and spirits of the land – I … Continue reading
Samhain, Halloween, All Saints’… The turning of the year from light to darkness. In the midst of the celebrations, the magic, the movement, is a point of stillness. The balance point before everything changes direction. I don’t do being still very well, the turning began and the still point came and I didn’t understand what … Continue reading
This summer I have been a very busy lady!!! Things I have made recently include: I have also been… Upgrading to a PhD!!! Completing a short Management Course with a Work Placement at Llanerchaeron (a beautiful georgian house with gardens) Performing as the hostess in a murder mystery on stage Making new friends Building ‘A … Continue reading