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04/06/2026

I love the scent of these flowers so much. Usually spring flowers, but here they are delighting us with bright colours and intoxicating scent at the beginning of winter.

A few weeks ago a friend of mine passed away and we were asked to bring flowers to line the isles for the funeral. There was nothing to be found in my garden, so I went for a walk by the river to see if I could forage anything. I know there are stray bulbs blooming from previous years. With my senses attuned to finding flowers I actually found more clusters that I hadn't noticed before and was able to take good bunch to say good bye.

I think the bulbs might have found a new home in the wild after a flood in the oddest places. It brings me so much joy seeing them every day. I was just wondering which garden they might have been uplifted from.

I am so grateful for my sense of smell. Have you noticed how memories are tied to smells? What are your most favorite smell memories?

01/06/2026

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31/05/2026

Haven't done a full moon cleansing in a while. Yesterday my bowls got a clean with lemon juice and water and a polish this morning.

And all the crystals around the house got a bath in ocean water under the fullmoon and are drying off in the sun now after a rinse in fresh water.

This has been on my to do list for ages, but the stars and energylevels never aligned.

Of course my assistant George is always by my side checking if I am doing it all ok.

Yay to an extra day off.

30/05/2026

Today I took my Tibetan Singing Bowls to my workshop with the Deaf Community.

That might seem an odd thing to do as some people have no hearing at all and others can a bit with hearing aids.

I wasn't sure what the experience was going to be for someone who can't hear at all or not very well, but I know that I can make sound vibration visible by putting water in the bowl and that they would be able to feel the vibration.

Participants loved feeling the vibration in their hands and on their bellies, but my favorite moment was when someone who could not hear from birth really loved the bowl on their head to feel the sound vibration. It was a magic and joyful moment that brought me to tears.

Thinking about how much peace and enjoyment these bowls have brought to so many makes me so happy. That they have been made by hand by craftsman in Nepal, that I am lucky enough to play them and that they will live on after I am gone makes me happy.

So grateful to have found a way to express myself through sound in a way that comes with ease.

29/05/2026

Playing with watercolours is one of my favorite ways to be creative. When I started to try watercolour the first time in an art class 22 years ago I didnt like them & the flow of colour, heir unpredictability, and that I didnt really know the final result until hours later. I preferred oils and acrylics.

Its the complete opposite these days. I find acrylics and oils too static and love the flow, unpredictability and magic surprise effect the next morning as to what the end result looks like.

Drawing with watercolours is

A meditation

Trust that the water & colour will flow

Learning how much water and colour to use

Therapy, choosing colours and absorbing their beauty.

Happiness when seeing the end result.

These beauties are a gift to the paticipants of a 4 week yoga workshop I have guided for the Deaf Community in Taradale, with the last session today.

These pieces are also practice and inspiration for a project I have been dreaming about for years. In fact the idea started germinating when we lived in Turkey on the boat. It feels a bit big and scary, but I feel it might be time to nudge it gently along.

What colour combo are you most drawn to?

29/05/2026

Walking every day is one of my most treasured times.

Connecting to the natural world and myself.

Almost fullmoon.
Wood fires burning.
Birds settling for the night.
Sun saying good bye, moon saying hi.
Dog excidetly bouncing along.
Waves splashing, river flowing.
A wecome chat with a neighbour and friend.
Deep breaths, cool evening air.
Crunchy autumn leaves under foot.
Some time just with myself to come back home and shake off the external noise.

And yay, long weekend ahead

27/05/2026

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27/05/2026

26/05/2026

Love is the bridge between you and everything.

-Rumi-