4 September.
The world is really full of magic and kindness.
I was thrilled to be accepted into Quilt 2007 and was spouting on about it on an online quilt site.
One kind lady from the UK offered her congratulations and said she would report on the show to me, as have some other dear people.
It was very kind and thoughtful, and via email she sent me pictures and told me about the show.
Today in the mail I received a copy of pictures of my work, catalogues and all the paraphernalia from the show!
What a truly kind and generous thing, I am so surprised and grateful.
I have often seen a bumper sticker in Sydney, saying “Practice Random Acts of Kindness”
Having been the recipient I can tell you it feels wonderful to be the recipient.
And inspiring to look for ways to follow the suggestion.
Thank you dear lady.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
3 September
3 September
Just back from Western Australia,
Busy week teaching some great groups of people.
I had a break of 2 days and some friends very kindly took me out of town to visit the Pinnacles. What a wonderful surprise created by Mother Nature!
An enormous family of rocky growths, I know it sounds rather romantic personifying the rocks but really each group seemed to have its own personality. We came around one corner to find a group of medieval monks turned to stone, then later another group so ancient they were all craggy.
So wonderful being there, the weather was freezing but I could not stay in the car I had to keep jumping out to walk around and amongst them.
We stayed over night at Cervantes - all the streets were named for south Spain, which was interesting as I have been researching there area hoping to visit next year.
The next day on the way back to Perth we went wildflower viewing- stupendous. Each square meter is full of many, many, many beautiful, colourful wild flowers. This is really the time to visit Western Australia.
I have so much inspiration to turn into a series of small flower studies.
Just back from Western Australia,
Busy week teaching some great groups of people.
I had a break of 2 days and some friends very kindly took me out of town to visit the Pinnacles. What a wonderful surprise created by Mother Nature!
An enormous family of rocky growths, I know it sounds rather romantic personifying the rocks but really each group seemed to have its own personality. We came around one corner to find a group of medieval monks turned to stone, then later another group so ancient they were all craggy.
So wonderful being there, the weather was freezing but I could not stay in the car I had to keep jumping out to walk around and amongst them.
We stayed over night at Cervantes - all the streets were named for south Spain, which was interesting as I have been researching there area hoping to visit next year.
The next day on the way back to Perth we went wildflower viewing- stupendous. Each square meter is full of many, many, many beautiful, colourful wild flowers. This is really the time to visit Western Australia.
I have so much inspiration to turn into a series of small flower studies.
24 August- Perth
24 August, 2007
I am in Perth today.
It was great to great to get on a plane and go somewhere.
I think I am a junky. I now love that feeling of walking down the ramp- you kind of disappear from the word, sit, do very little, snooze [ much less demanding than being anywhere else] people feed you and then later you walk up the ramp and a whole new word is out there.
A friend gave me a book to read “Eat, Pray, Love “by Elizabeth Gilbert.
It is excellent so far. It is autobiographical, and Elizabeth is in Rome. She is talking about the culture of Italians and how it is based on pleasure. Pleasure is an acceptable and desirable part of every day life and not something to feel guilty over.
She talks in there of the pleasure of easting a fine meal.
I was wondering about the experiene.
Having lived so many years feeding hungry boys and them now being huge, hungry teenagers, food has been all about getting a mountain ready and serving it up fast to be devoured.
My hosts here in Perth were going to their Mum’s for a celebratory dinner last night and kindly took me a long.
Well I can only say I got to experience first hand what Elizabeth was talking about. Such a pleasant evening, easy conversation a wonderful meal and very good company. Pleasure in large serves.
Just wonderful how the Univese [ God or what ever name] looks after you. I was reading that on the plane, wondering what it would feel like and that evening taken to a dinner that embodied what was described in the book.
Thank you for the experience.
I am thinking this book might be good to recommend for my tour clients, she very nicely talks of different cultural attitudes, and different paces of life. That is the first hurdle I face with my clients in India, slowing down in the first few days, getting used to the Indian pace and attitude to life.
I am in Perth today.
It was great to great to get on a plane and go somewhere.
I think I am a junky. I now love that feeling of walking down the ramp- you kind of disappear from the word, sit, do very little, snooze [ much less demanding than being anywhere else] people feed you and then later you walk up the ramp and a whole new word is out there.
A friend gave me a book to read “Eat, Pray, Love “by Elizabeth Gilbert.
It is excellent so far. It is autobiographical, and Elizabeth is in Rome. She is talking about the culture of Italians and how it is based on pleasure. Pleasure is an acceptable and desirable part of every day life and not something to feel guilty over.
She talks in there of the pleasure of easting a fine meal.
I was wondering about the experiene.
Having lived so many years feeding hungry boys and them now being huge, hungry teenagers, food has been all about getting a mountain ready and serving it up fast to be devoured.
My hosts here in Perth were going to their Mum’s for a celebratory dinner last night and kindly took me a long.
Well I can only say I got to experience first hand what Elizabeth was talking about. Such a pleasant evening, easy conversation a wonderful meal and very good company. Pleasure in large serves.
Just wonderful how the Univese [ God or what ever name] looks after you. I was reading that on the plane, wondering what it would feel like and that evening taken to a dinner that embodied what was described in the book.
Thank you for the experience.
I am thinking this book might be good to recommend for my tour clients, she very nicely talks of different cultural attitudes, and different paces of life. That is the first hurdle I face with my clients in India, slowing down in the first few days, getting used to the Indian pace and attitude to life.
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