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Month: January 2018

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018seasidegirl

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Because... When it appears impossible to even imagine a world that was once unconditionally free, impossibly beautiful and within reach, perhaps it becomes more necessary then, to remind oneself of its inherent beauty and elegance. Even if that beauty is tainted by the human hand. Will we ever be free again? Will we ever live in a borderless world again, where going to faraway lands meant simply buying a plane ticket in under minutes and showing up? Maybe we will. Maybe we won't. Maybe we will learn to go inside, and not outside. And just when we start to despair, something somewhere will yield, reminding us once again that there is indeed grace and elegance in every warp and weft of life. #throwbacksunday #lockdownmusings #lockdownlife #armchairtravel #lifeasweknewit #traveltales #farawayland #pienza #sanquiricodorcia #valdorcia #beautifulworld #beautifulitaly #toscana #underthetuscansun #nofilter
What if this truly was the end of the world? What if... in our inglorious feasting-fasting, traveling-eating-drinking-buying and general thoughtless over-consumption, the how-to guide to living Life simply, has been lost? What if.... the opposite of "normal" as we knew it, is not this deathly quiet, shuttered down world.... what if the opposite of "normal" was actually how we lived before? - A world driven by greed, inequality, squalor and over possession. Of disconnection and envy. A world of the seven deadly sins?? What if "normal" is actually this, here, now. A life of simple living, family time (annoyingly lots of it sometimes!), a tru e connection to people not punctuated by a flurry of WhatsApp intrusions? What if "normal" is the ability to sit down, and be present in the moment. Of sharing everything from a community meal (even if that community is a family), to being able to enjoy a film or a laugh together and to do so very much more, with so very much less? Let us truly not hanker to return to the selfish ways we used to live, once... Let us, for once, live mindfully - now and after. Because trust me, none of us ever want to know the real answer to "What if." #lockdownmusings #whatisnormalanyway #lifeasweknowit #lifeasweknewit #lockdownlife #whatif #theendofthefuckingworld #endingsbeginnings
What the world was once ... ... ... When afternoon tea meant a miniature picnic stand, stacked with interesting hors d'oeuvres, copious amounts of afternoon sunshine (enough to get a little bit crazy-high on), and the company of the two loveliest people I know.... in a country and city, which (yes, despite its much maligned status), I would choose to call my adopted homeland... .. Back when life was simpler and perhaps a little more structured and the world was beautiful and unmasked, yet we never had enough time on hand, and we pretty much took it all for granted... always wanting More. More. More! ... While today does sound more and more like an Atwood-ian nightmare, I am confident that one day in the not so distant future, we shall all return to our lives..... just with greater degrees of consciousness and compassion, treading lightly through... (not as masters of this beautiful planet, but as its temporary guests) One day again, the world will be what it once was; only - Cleaner Happier Brighter More respectful More inclusive More truly-alive And perhaps afternoon tea will once again reign supreme as before (hors d'oeuvres and all!) #beautifulworld #afternoonlight #afternoontea #simpletraditions #joyofsmalllittlethings
This has already been a year of three weddings (and no funerals, thank God), reunions with old friends and new.... and just a beautiful reminder that you dont always need the world on your side to guide you towards technicolor dreams... Just three or four is a good enough number! And binary colored black and white dreams have just as much a chance of seeing the light of day.. To Friendship and Dreams. And staying busy. (The rest will take care of itself) #friendship #chasingdreams #loveandlight #weddingseason #threeweddings #notchasinganyone #notchasinglove
Sunday morning calm before my multiple hot dates with carpenters, electricians, plumbers, the gardener and every other possible handyman! 😄 #sundayvibes #sundaymornings #calminabusyworld #calm #aquietplace #homedecor #home #acupoftea #monetinateacup #theartoftea
"As time goes on, you understand. What lasts, lasts. What doesnt, doesnt. Time solves most things. And what Time cant solve, you have to solve yourself" From Murakami's 'Dance Dance Dance'. My first Murakami ever... Memory is the strangest thing isn't it. A wrought iron day bed at a tucked-away hidden French cafe called Mermaid (in French) with sunshine fingers on its sheets and pillows, will call to mind, not quite your ex lover, or the one that got away. But Murakami. Maybe like his books, every damn thing and person in this big wide crazy world is connected to every other damn thing and person, after all. Like this delicious day bed is, to Murakami. #goa #murakami #afternoonlight #daybed #alfresco #summergarden #poeticsoul #pursuitofbeauty #memoryismagic #throwback

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