MAGIC IN THE BLOCK

i put on my dreaming lens

& walked around the block.

 you don't always have to go that far to find some magic.

it could be the way the sun gives the roofs 

an early kiss goodnight,

lurking inside the pages of a book,

engraved in old walls 

that whisper a million stories,

woven in the the frosty fairytale world

of January,

 sometimes it stares you right in the face :) 

“And above all, 

watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you 

because the greatest secrets 

are always hidden in the most unlikely places. 

Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” 

― Roald Dahl

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TUSCAN HAVEN

pulling out images

from the haven where we stayed last summer,

in the middle of Tuscan countryside.

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can you hear the peace?

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all images shot at 

La Lodola in Asciano. 

BUTTERFLY

"A power of Butterfly must be ~

The Aptitude to fly

Meadows of Majesty concedes

And easy Sweeps of Sky –"

Emily Dickinson

a lovely weekend to you!

(image inspired by artist Amy Judd)

DAYDREAM

"Daydreaming is its own reward."

~ Marty Rubin

mood on the last official day of holiday. 

just want to keep playin' :) 

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A YEAR OF FOCUS

i, too, join in the throngs

who praise the New Year 

for offering a blank page.

a whole lot of goodness to hold onto,

some trivia to let go,

tweaks to be made.

my magic word for 2019 is F O C U S. 

again & again,

i seem to have fallen in the trap

of my personal creative time

slipping away. 

 this year i will be guarding it,

marking the alotted times in my diary in ink. 

my 2019 list:

* fine art photography

(i already made an effort to, yes, *focus* on this

with a dedicated new instagram account November Atelier

~  find me there if you fancy.

it's my quieter place.

https://www.instagram.com/novemberatelier/  )

* shift focus back to blog

* website up & running

* Paris

* the perfect white shirt

* uninterrupted, scheduled time for personal creativity 

* no work stuff in the evenings & weekends

* more reading & writing, phone down

* presence

i'd love to hear,

do you have a magic word for the coming year?

any plans, adjustments, wishes?

i am so thankful for all the kindness & encouragement

over here in the past year.

wishing you a creative New Year,

rich in meaningfulness.

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THE SILENT IN-BETWEEN

the main festivities are wrapped,

those slow, in-between days arrived.

in-between goes for this post, too

– more moods & music,

less words.

they simmer beneath the surface,

ready to take form 

for the new year about to unveil itself.

i want to hear the silence

& take heed. 

(the ethereal compositions of Ola Gjeilo,

a new discovery for me this winter,

is like filling the ears with music 

that is like the most beautiful silence

– stirring, a call to pause, 

allow the soul to soar.) 

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MERRY & BRIGHT

Wishing you a special Christmas time

& a New Year filled with whatever it is you're hoping for,

and more...

Thank you for the love over here,

and I'm sorry things have been a bit quiet recently.

That will soon change

I feel it in my bones :) 

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