Last minute trips oh and the Pope

Ceyda and i leave early tomorrow morning on a last minute trip to Scotland where we will meet Ceydas cousin and my nephew Max for the first time. So excited.I am really looking forward to spending lots of lovely time my sisters. As well as all the other things i love about the country i grew up in... long walks in the mountains... fresh air...farm cafes...outdoor adventure playparks with animals ...Happy Bee.
Oh and the Pope lands at the airport at the same time as us good or bad thing ? hmmm....

A poem for my sister...and kitty

This week has been a tough week for my sister Keira bee. This is one of my favourite poems. This is for you....

  BEANNACHT 

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you .And when your eyes
freeze behind
the gray window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colors,
indigo, red, green
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.When the canvas frays
in the curach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may be clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.- John O’Donohue, Anam cara: a book of Celtic wisdom.

why today ?

I have been planning for many months to start my own blog. I even went as far as to buy a journal so that i could capture ideas .
I would like this blog to allow dear friends to feel connected to me in the same way i do when i read their blogs and to welcome new friends into my world.