Goodbye Winter

Goodbye Winter!

You have been amazing this year!

We have had so much snow fall, and even the odd storm here and there

 

Your skies were mostly blue and bright.

 

 

You have been wintry wonderfully white!

 

 

We have loved every minute of it!

 

 

 

We are looking forward to seeing you again at the end of the year!

 

In the meantime we are getting ready for sun bathing

and swimming and picknicking and being outside as much as possible!

 

xxx

 

 

To remain

My life has been a constant coming and going, moving and staying.

I have moved from country to country.

I wrapped and packed our belongings more times than I care to remember.

I have only ever had one dream, and that was to have a simple life.

Small dreams and simplicity of living.....

 

But I guess life had different plans for me.

Instead we have been living upside down in a state of uncertainty.

My dream remains the same.

I dream of boring simple living....

 

... and feel blessed all the same.

I have such a lovely bunch of family right around me.

 

 

My cup as always been full.

And for that I am grateful.

 

Our adventure is still in full motion,

will we stay, will we go.

 

It would be nice to finally just stay.

I will keep you posted.

Life is not boring, that is for certain.

 

xxx

Winter Wonderland *

I am such a Winter person.

I love the wind whipping around the house, and the surprise snow first thing in the morning. Magically colouring our world outside the window in the most beautiful crisp white.

I love wrapping myself up in colourful scarfs. The big chunky gloves and the crunching sound under my feet as I walk around in the perfect stillness.

 

For some odd reason hot cocoa tastes so much better, too.

And my children's red cheeks and big grins when they drag their dirty feet into the hallway.

It is just so lovely.

 

Precious

Life is a funny old thing, isn't it.

It can be such a chore to go from one day to the next, and I shan't even mention the bumps one can encounter along the way. But amidst of all the rising and all the falling, there is always that consistency of Love. That amazing feeling of belonging and being part of a bigger picture. And it makes all those bumps easier to climb, because you are never alone. Love is great that way, it won't let you do it on your own. And I have been really lucky to have a whole bunch of people in my life that are special. And make each step of the way precious. None of the rubbish matters really.

Because we have each other xxx

B u r s t i n g

 

 

 

I have been traveling on this path, and it has a distinct hue of greens and bursts of rainbow colours.

I think it is the Light, you know. That has been showering us and then the shedding of shadows, yes,

the shedding, that has been good. * shrugs *

 

My life a kaleidoscope of children and lights and colours and many places to discover.

I am on track, and my path is brilliant, even with the pot holes and the unexpected hill here and there.

I have been writing. A lot. There is a stain of black ink on my fingers that has not left yet. Not for months. And there is lots of bubbling ideas and colourful illustrations sitting in folders.

I am creating and walking and shedding and most of all enjoying the Light.

 

I will be back soon with more photos and I hope I still have some readers left on my blog.

I have been too quiet. Too absent.

 

But I will be getting back into sharing bits of my life, my art, my creations and my loves.

 

If you are reading along, hello!

I certainly hope you are enjoying this wonderful Season as much as we are!

 

xxx

 

 

Love is .....

... because at the end of the day, all that truly matters is those you love,

and to be loved. None of the other stuff is important.

We have each other.

xxx

Happy Dance

Home is such a state of mind. I can settle just about any where, and am not bothered much 

about anything. I tend to live in my own little bubble, in my own bubble world. 

Having been smack in between here and there, somewhere and nowhere, I am glad that the madness

of packing and stacking is going to start, and I will be flying onwards to our new home and new lives. 

It will be good to go back to where I was once before.

The children and I are very excited. 

*little happy dance*

The top illustration was made with many many layers of my water colour illustrations. 

For some odd reason I could not stop myself, and kept adding. This is of course a mental disturbance. 

But the coffee was good, the radio was fine and even the sun decided to come to the room. 

All is good.

xxx

In the neighbourhood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staying close to home. Nothing like a quick dip in the water.

xxx

Simplify

Simplify. Simplify? 

What do you do when you share your home with two teenagers + one tween? 

How did life become ever so complicated just because they added a bit of height?

Okay, so it is quite a bit of height.

There is the ranting and raving.

The raging hormones.

Being unreasonable is applied with frightening precision. 

Stroppy obstinate pigheaded awkward.

The death look that tells you 'does this face care'

And that is just me. 

The children are angels, really. *blinks*

x

A Day in the Garden

Best place to be is in a dotted bowl surely

Homemade cakes are always the yummiest

Sisters

Friends 

Our wee village

The garden is like our living room, where we spent most of our time now.

Summers are so good!

x

Foundlings

We found a little nest in a forgotten corner, in the garden, with even smaller foundlings.

Teeny tiny kittens, hungry and lost. 

We have been feeding them from a wee milk bottle. Together we are caring for them. 

So many hands and hearts to love them here. 

Does that mean I have eight 'children' now?

x

Oh well

Danika, Kayla, Sebastian & Hadrien

What can you do? 

A house full of crazy small(er) children, some early teenagers ( yes can I hear an 'eek!' )

But it certainly is entertaining.

Danika and friend Hadrien

There is a constant flow of strange teenagers popping in, and mostly they are staying. 

Of course this can not be in any way 'normal'. No. Certainly not. 

They sleep over. In the tent. In the garden. Most of the duvets can't be found.

My other children can not find their cushions, and all my candles are being used, 

scattered amongst the grass during the night.

There really is no hope is there? I mean. Lets face it. 

They did come back from their swim with a nice bunch of flowers for me though. 

Sweet!

I will be back with a new Give Away tomorrow!

There is still time to join in on the one from last week.

x