from holiday, to school, to routine; a time of losses and gains
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I have lost.........
precious time
late nights
a house full of noise, laughter & fun
and also
my favourite vintage hairclip on the beach at Le Lavandou (I blame my menfolk)
white inverted V shape on my feet, toffee-brown bodies with white swimming costume traces
another child to board at lycée, Monday-Friday
yet I have gained so much too.......
inspiration spilling over, new horizons
A distaste for pastis, but a taste for cold white beer
another candle on my birthday cake
a brand new imac (expensive) and a Yashica TL Electro (free) proving yet again, the true value of something is not it's cost but the happiness it brings
exceptionally split ends, after a summer of snorkelling in salty seawater, evening lake dips and 2 months of driving continuously with all the car windows open
precious memories
pride as I watch my daughter take her first tentative steps into becoming a grown up. I wish so much that leaving our small village and studying art will make her blossom, and enrich her life as it has for her big brother. All I know is at 8am this morning she took that leap of faith, probably for the first time without me holding her hand.
