new year...

...new JOY...

 new year to "BLOOM"

this will be my word, vow & adventure...

 i received some parcels 

filled with such fabulous treasures...

 one had amazon books from my wishlist

 the other was from Pipi 

the gorgeous girls

i encourage you all totreat yourselves to art from the artists around the world

buy art

buy books

 paint with your kids

these are the flowers that my daughter painted for my grandfather

stunning...

our Christmas was light, peace and joy all at once

i wish for you an amazing 2012

let the dragons free

fly

roar

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Where does your heart wander?

my heart wanders

my dear friend, who is a gift in herself, gifted this book to me, recently.

i read the back cover and cried.

my feeling was that my heart had wandered and until that moment,

i did not even realise it.

isn't that sad?

how long has it been gone?

where has my heart gone?

how do i know how to find it?

Pia's answer was to follow the wandering heart.

with a a lovely cup of tea, sunshine on my feet, i read this book this weekend.

i have started to think about where i might search for my heart.

in the absence of art(not feeling any creative sparks to paint),

i have looked to nature & small daily joys for evidence of my wandering heart.

This book has sparked some dreaming, planning and inspiration.

it is lovely to read of someone's journey, brave and vulnerable.

simply, reflecting truth and beauty.

and there is a little gift at the end, even though the book itself is so special.

thank you Ms Bijkerk.

with gratitude to a wonderful, wandering heart, yours and mine....

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p.s. how's your heart, today?