pastel colors and careful spring in the air. the almonds are blossoming, just like were I came from.
at night I sleep like a corpse with my fingers interlaced, resting on my chest, but I wake up often cause I dream and digest. my body is sore, so much quick movement, trying to compensate with magnesium and french cheese… perhaps the latter will do more wonders for my soul.
I have butterflies of adventure in my stomach, could almost not sleep and beat my alarm to it at 4 this morning.
now watching people and making up life stories at the airport.
~before I left, a visit at my friends pottery studio.
a week before I leave to france. two weeks since I returned from sweden. trying to collect, recharge, prepare myself, and at the same time the wish for just being, spending time with friends, feeling close before going far. no matter how much I need change, I am also constantly confronted with my difficulty to make transitions.
sometimes playing with the camera and being in front of rather than behind it, helps me to notice details about myself that I usually can’t see.
maybe one day I will be wise enough to just be there, without the comparing and without the expecting.
or maybe not. anyhow, in my mind it is always like a living fairytale.
päronen, as we say in swedish…the pears. always happy when I am around them.
I’ve got about 500 photos to upload and edit from my sisters graduation. what a party! and hiphiphurra she’s a doctor now!
a burning orange, just before vanishing behind spiky pine tops. and a pastel colored sunrise the day before.
so pretty, so quiet.
she is so sweet and warm that for a moment I did not feel the cold, rough wind.
and she became the bridge between my two very different but beautiful worlds.
sunlight, contrast and shadows, mud work and cardamom coffee, a sore throat, a messy house, and suitcase almost packed, a never ending to-do list, an unexpected visit, a womens sauna session just before midnight, a moon about to be full, a wish to do more single-tasking.
hugs to you!
my friends batch of black olives. black olives with orange peel and rosemary is my favorite.
july~working in france, so happy to be dancing again, and sweet-swedish-summertime.
august~swimming in lakes, ridiculous amounts of wine and strawberries *in israel strawberry season is about now btw.
september~dog friends and female friends
october~practicing lots of baking and lots of mud-plastering
november~rediscovering suspenders, meeting E.T
december~the prickly heart of a small scale baker…
2014-I am curious about you, what you will bring, what you are planning for me. I am looking forward to spending more time in europe, and to be dancing again. I hope I will stay open and trustful.
januray~it snowed, even the dogs were excited and I met my parents in jordan
february~travelled to europe and got nostalgic
march~spending much time with my friends son. wild-camping in the desert.
april~sneaking into an old, abandoned bathhouse and photographing strangers with a humble face on the bus
may~waiting for the bus and enjoying the company of my parents, the sweetest company you can imagine.
june~hours of growing my patience and skills as a babysitter and baker
2013 was a year full of community, hands-on work, earning less money but growing so much more. to be continued.
