Small Pleasures

Photos of the boy and Grandad at Rome on Sunday - Had to post the image of the roadside picnic, the Italians know how to travel, they unload a trestle table and a roasted hog, cakes and wine and feed everyone many times on route.... Might consider the trestle table idea..myabe on the roofrack of Peter the fiat Panda?

A five year old plods downstairs with the hotwater bottles balanced out in front of her, then says I just have to make the beds! Such a wonderful sight until the tears roll as she finds our huge bed to difficult to manage. Wanting to be useful and needed is something we all feel of that I am sure, and today TT wanted to be one of the grownups - yes she had a tantrum, yes we were all annoyed by our lateness but at the same time she is learning everyday how to do things better - both good and bad.  I am going to take some note of this and try and keep learning how to do things better, and keep trying until things are have a more natural flow.  I hope one day my Italian will flow at will just like getting on bicycle and knowing what to do intuitively - when do things start happening on instict? maybe when we stop worrying and just keep doing.

Fear and turkey bones

I have been battling the big fear over work projects lately. Over the spring some things went butter side down on the floor work wise and I took a big knock to the confidence. I now have some potential larger writing projects coming my way and I am scared as there is a clash of personalities but we need the money. Basically we need another vehicle and if I land another magazine (editorial work) we can get the car, however, all I really want to do is make bread and write my book..agghhh. All suggestions welcome!

(picture: a wispy sky today in Bella Vista)

I have been reading 'Living Magically' by Gill Edwards and am sure I have missed loads of signs about which route to take over the years and am trying to trust my intuition more but it is hard to find middle ground between instinct and real life. This week has been really weird lots of irritations which I am sure are pointing to something in particular: I lost £5 in town, I have had a horrible attack of shingles and can't eat or sleep well, the camera is playing up, then last night Tabby choked on a bone, very scary and big but she coughed it out, thank god. What can all these things mean? Maybe the emphasis should be on health and healthy finances at the moment. I am relishing the last few days with the children before school starts again on Monday I have loved the 3 long summer months of no school and am sad at the idea of losing the chatter and banter to the classroom again. It might help me concentrate on prioritising my work though. I hear tantrums in the garden now from the youngest daredevil so need to check the score..... lastly, Discovered my moon sign today 'Scorpio' thanks to the very inspiring http://holisticmum.blogspot.com/ thank you.