time to breathe

Hello sweet people :)

So happy to be back and reading what you've been up to, something I will keep doing over the next days. D has gone on the yearly Brockwood Park staff hiking trip in the Lake District so I'm alone for the week. We only came back late late last night and I'm still processing the family holiday in my head and resting. Thank you all so much for the touching comments you made on my last post before I left - it made my eyes tear up and my heart goes out to you, thank you for letting me into your arms.

I'm in bed right now with a cold, having blueberries and playing with my christmas present, can you see it? The old chest of drawers is next to my side of the bed and I've wanted to take pictures of things in one of those worn drawers for a long time. As for the new camera it's an adventure just figuring out the basics. This is going to take me a while but once I get the hang of it, oh boy! I will post the skiing photos soon (taken with the old camera, it could take my one crash and burn) but first just wanted to say hello. I've been quiet this holiday and think I might be for a bit longer, feeling pensive and on the brink of something. The greatest things seem to happen after the hardest times for me, we'll see. Thanking you for being around though, you inspire me more than I can say and I am so grateful to be going into this shiny new year with you. Bless. Leaving you with a quote - time to breathe:

It's time to breathe
Time to believe
Let it go and run
towards the sea
They don't teach that
they don't know what you mean
They don't understand
they don't know what you mean
They don't get it
I wanna scream
I wanna breathe again
I wanna dream

Q-Tip in R.E.M's Outsiders

Comments

[Oceangypsy]

Hello Caroline,

thanks for your words! It's strange, but somehow I feel similar at the moment as you do, or at least I'm guessing so, due to your words and the quote. Perhaps it's this time of the year?
I wish for a fruitful outcome of this time for you. Get well soon!

Love
Oceangypsy

[kristen]

Hello my friend.

Congratulations on your new camera - I can't wait to see what you share with us!

Welcome home and rest well - quiet and pensive are usually quite inspiring times for me despite feeling a little uncomfortable while in it. xo

[joan]

Caroline this photo is so beautiful!

I love the old chest, and can only imagine your glee at having a new camera :)

Quiet and pensive are usually a very good thing... if I don't 'see' you for a spell I will imagine that it is because you are ruminating, and internally creating and birthing some beautiful new facet, or path to travel.

much love to you my beautiful friend, cannot wait to see what your beautiful year holds...

xoxoxo

[megg]

Hello there!

I've just spent a few minutes nosing around your site getting to know you! Your site is lovely and charming! (where are you from?!) and I loved the self portrait in the last post - very cute!!! I look forward to coming back and getting to know you better!!

[daisies]

that old chest looks so beautiful and yummy blueberries ~ hope your cold is better and you are enjoying the relax ... xox

[maddie]

oh i love old chests ~ and cubboards and
drawers with missing handles...

and blueberries of course!

(hugs)

[maddie]

...it's no wonder i collect vintage dictionaries
~ i can't spell!