karakia
whangaumu beach just after sunrise, northland, new zealand. february 2009 padding silently through the sleeping batch i head for the sea, wrapping the sound of the waves like a cloak around me, digging my feet in the sand, singing a quiet karakia, greeting this land. Share → Tweet
opening myself up
wide open space – farewell spit, golden bay, new zealand taking a leaf from the book of my adventurous friend alex, i jump:- a huge leap of faith… opening myself up once more to a place that scares the pants off me, i invite a small group of inspirational women bloggers to meet. caroline, and megg i have already met in person… pen* and susannah i haven’t met yet, though i would dearly love to do so… me who is unbelievably shy (though some might doubt that), afraid of not... Read The Rest →
postcards from london
dear friends, it’s been quite cold here the last couple of days speaking to a woman in the park earlier today, she commented that she has lived here for 20 years and never seen this much snow nic and i opted for a slightly less conventional snowperson – meet our lady of the thames. she has an amazing view from the thames path, looking out over the water – i hope she likes it! a few more [of my] photos up on flickr (and thousands of other peoples) Share →... Read The Rest →
postcards from st. ives
dear friends not so long ago, (7 years to be exact) i married a man, on a beach, in the sunshine. the beach is very dear to me. i grew up so close to the beach that it was the sound of the ocean that sung me to sleep. i miss it now we are living in london. so, nic and i have promised each other that, for as many of our anniversaries we can, no matter where we are in the world, we’ll spend our anniversary weekend by the... Read The Rest →