It’s on milestones like today, when I can look back and remember how much leaving London felt like a giant leap into the unknown, that I’m filled with so much gratitude that I’ve been able to keep going.
Introducing the Great Affair’s newsletter.
A watercolor wander to Burgoyne Bay.
How do you describe the momentary beauty of two trumpeter swans or a Great Horned Owl? I’m beginning to realize that you can’t, but you can move through each day with an awareness that invites them.
Sketching the edge: Notes from Mile Zero.
Here on the edge of a country, you have only a crystalline sea and the sky above you. You must trust those other lands are there; that the only land is not just the one behind you. You must trust it is also a beginning.
Introducing the yurt: A watercolor housewarming
The yurt gives me faith, really, that nothing is ever for nothing. That the threads weaving through our lives may disappear for a time – but they could still re-surface again, somewhere farther down the tapestry.
A sketch for Vera: Notes on life, love, and letting go
I realized then that besides a newfound appreciation for vodka and blue cheese crumbles, the most important thing Vera had taught me is that we can’t leave love for the future. We have to love now.
Introducing the Great Affair’s new look…and my new outlook.
Blog makeovers end up meaning much more than we expect. As you work through the new layout, it gives you a chance to dig below the surface, and to reflect on why you started writing it in the first place.
Slow Moments: Week Six.
When I set out on this Slow Moments experiment six weeks ago, I had hoped that I might claim back some awareness in my life – what I hadn’t counted on was the universe handing it to me so explicitly.
Slow Moments: Week Five.
Everywhere I looked, I was transported to another corner of the globe, and re-connected with the journeys I’ve taken. I realized the disparate pieces of our lives connect more often than we think.