Memories of London & a Christmas Ribbon winner...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>virtual coffee gals...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>london style...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>though today my lovelies it is tea...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>black tea as i have a <i>very yucky tummy</i>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>black tea in the most divine mug from a very special<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> <a href="http://thebottomoftheironingbasket.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{friend}</span></a></span>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPvJcEtBVGGWTDMjWa9p06CYai-llfOpjD5mppe8mmhhlIOpAdv2AzBsvHjK-D5wXvTT-IG72zRe4qPe-3cS0JYjsI1Gs5ZYKdGUebnTwT7kuEgK4CBFbXq16MVgHKfSoP1IjthjJ61Ik/s1600/teatime1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPvJcEtBVGGWTDMjWa9p06CYai-llfOpjD5mppe8mmhhlIOpAdv2AzBsvHjK-D5wXvTT-IG72zRe4qPe-3cS0JYjsI1Gs5ZYKdGUebnTwT7kuEgK4CBFbXq16MVgHKfSoP1IjthjJ61Ik/s640/teatime1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>london was divinely perfect...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />the kids cruised round that city like it was home...<br /><br />it was another reminder for us that travel is one of <b>the best gifts</b> you can give a child...<br /><br />they embraced the ever-changing scenes of London life, with the thoughtfulness & enthusiasm that we<br /><br />have seen in them endlessly since we have brought them to live abroad...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvaIYLW8DcEK8rw9x0tO8RsEppiYzC6X7SPPT_U_R8atP3v64-ovJv6yhEmeDYyBBxih_ZhPNIe8p85behOJojuY_ynNi8Gt_lD6_DZR8anAw_H0Cnooa90pW0u7_-tYkJI0IBiQv8K7D/s1600/teatime3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvaIYLW8DcEK8rw9x0tO8RsEppiYzC6X7SPPT_U_R8atP3v64-ovJv6yhEmeDYyBBxih_ZhPNIe8p85behOJojuY_ynNi8Gt_lD6_DZR8anAw_H0Cnooa90pW0u7_-tYkJI0IBiQv8K7D/s640/teatime3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>this time- i didn't record every moment of our days in London...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />it was about making the kind of memories that fill your heart with friends & fave spots...<br /><br />taking it all in...wanting to hold the moment of a city we love for a little longer...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfBd_xOyIXBiBl3oLTZ7DxSSDk54upZZdR-4bBmKt_AWPPHxWV8cub6wL0-wGxBNTqhsfGXRKfL3AZYkG5XkyKNsV0l4PSt2lyFtsXpZDX4s146sTIhOGooj9vPGqaWJyhy1OgNAR8Dmq/s1600/teatime4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfBd_xOyIXBiBl3oLTZ7DxSSDk54upZZdR-4bBmKt_AWPPHxWV8cub6wL0-wGxBNTqhsfGXRKfL3AZYkG5XkyKNsV0l4PSt2lyFtsXpZDX4s146sTIhOGooj9vPGqaWJyhy1OgNAR8Dmq/s640/teatime4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>St.Paul's made my heart sing...we saw the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/16/occupy-london-eviction-notices-tents"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{tent city}</span></a> that has taken hold here- amazing...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />the kids learnt about the *realities* of big city life...<br /><br />they learnt about the frustrations that people face across the globe- they made us so proud...<br /><br />the questions later, the understanding...the compassion...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmqmb1NES7IKaMyY5iEja1ANw0BoJM6vfkRehiK8MKEJRYNo6Krd6xAD7ERyceOtKkWAZhmp-WEK-729hpwJVdRxbuAiWnFChgSJdVpJNSCN5lGJbd1Iafchu-ItIhSGPcIZwKRFPvusk/s1600/teatime6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmqmb1NES7IKaMyY5iEja1ANw0BoJM6vfkRehiK8MKEJRYNo6Krd6xAD7ERyceOtKkWAZhmp-WEK-729hpwJVdRxbuAiWnFChgSJdVpJNSCN5lGJbd1Iafchu-ItIhSGPcIZwKRFPvusk/s640/teatime6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>we loved the christmas lights...the traffic...the people...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4ltxeyhSzkGFfKUeUjEeXXy4Akk3QDfgJIzhR3InlCZQuns5JSYf-Q-G22AoCS475yYBv0xK-DUgtWCizLiCrPMhNSoYFtTNOynEtuEF_XMBagedenlb6FC8QKqqkLrD590SxITHgzw8/s1600/teatime7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4ltxeyhSzkGFfKUeUjEeXXy4Akk3QDfgJIzhR3InlCZQuns5JSYf-Q-G22AoCS475yYBv0xK-DUgtWCizLiCrPMhNSoYFtTNOynEtuEF_XMBagedenlb6FC8QKqqkLrD590SxITHgzw8/s640/teatime7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>we loved the air of excitement...the history...the shopping...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MgBJvAadU2CXsldSj9r9xFIJBsnfXYmPNj-8UoF3eN7Z_U9tjTHuMnnoQIRGx-OJa_0vfsaa65a4VUJt7XERR2B8PZf9mChcAweEwACrNhRYiNiuy1Z7_ZrcEn7qUy71LQsBkIQqm-32/s1600/teatime8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MgBJvAadU2CXsldSj9r9xFIJBsnfXYmPNj-8UoF3eN7Z_U9tjTHuMnnoQIRGx-OJa_0vfsaa65a4VUJt7XERR2B8PZf9mChcAweEwACrNhRYiNiuy1Z7_ZrcEn7qUy71LQsBkIQqm-32/s640/teatime8.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>we walked through lanes...visited iconic landmarks...had our last fix...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPnUyoPJLRrMF2qLbgsGc2jKwtVETt4EQ9R84v9_9rSwg3Iq-BPqtR0scIt6VexHacOG5Oh0dRycMcxirzQuumjElrmlPqWyKaHBjWiIKi4u5Rn1Cc6gspLLZUawpxvJMgVN3V8GVrfM6/s1600/teatime9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPnUyoPJLRrMF2qLbgsGc2jKwtVETt4EQ9R84v9_9rSwg3Iq-BPqtR0scIt6VexHacOG5Oh0dRycMcxirzQuumjElrmlPqWyKaHBjWiIKi4u5Rn1Cc6gspLLZUawpxvJMgVN3V8GVrfM6/s640/teatime9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>& we looked at one another- for the last time in london during our wonderful four year </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>journey </b><b>to this side of the globe- & we smiled...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />we've lived it...we've loved every moment...we've made lasting memories & cherished friends...<br /><br />we've done it as a family- & we couldn't be prouder of what we've created...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgcpRt3mR0kwCkNvn5N5-MxYlJuzKRX930KdV4MBV59gJ2KvIfGGiUEhgDNYWX44ro4zGvFPfS2QbMmj6qPhNFkOTfbRsZAka27hOVd_SEy5PlK64d67IOH15JK99-9ivl6k8rEUzRSjl/s1600/teatime10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgcpRt3mR0kwCkNvn5N5-MxYlJuzKRX930KdV4MBV59gJ2KvIfGGiUEhgDNYWX44ro4zGvFPfS2QbMmj6qPhNFkOTfbRsZAka27hOVd_SEy5PlK64d67IOH15JK99-9ivl6k8rEUzRSjl/s640/teatime10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">if you ever get the chance to just sit on the banks of the Thames...with kiddos in tow...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">do it...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">it's one of life's small blessings...</span></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">onto the give away</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>...drum roll...</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99hJwZZ1utwgNVQG1HmRqRnf748C7e2xP8M7-JIZb_gcdfjOcnlUn9tCicQlCrqGzkmHd-FqZDE1h8vRIkW5RKvUm6K9DD07L6KXQg5KHgOWQ6qx6juJHrEwezzYB_fiyZJpuuaMbNuEm/s1600/teatime11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99hJwZZ1utwgNVQG1HmRqRnf748C7e2xP8M7-JIZb_gcdfjOcnlUn9tCicQlCrqGzkmHd-FqZDE1h8vRIkW5RKvUm6K9DD07L6KXQg5KHgOWQ6qx6juJHrEwezzYB_fiyZJpuuaMbNuEm/s320/teatime11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><a href="http://sarah-redgingham.blogspot.com/">{sarah from Red Gingham}</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxox</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><b><br /></b>

Memories of London & a Christmas Ribbon winner...

virtual coffee gals... london style... though today my lovelies it is tea... black tea as i have a very yucky tummy ... black tea in the mos...

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going home...from the countryside to the beach...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>after almost four incredible years in the English countryside</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>we're going home my friends...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />the emotions are running wild...<br /><br />our hearts are soaring & then stopping...<br /><br />our family together...the experiences so precious...<br /><br />the love for two countries so heartfelt...<br /><br /><b>the time is right...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>it just feels...<i>right</i>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i know i'll get on that plane shedding bucket loads of tears...<br /><br />i know that i'll have every emotion under the sun between <i>now</i> &<i> then</i>...<br /><br />BUT...<br /><br />i also know we wouldn't change a moment of <i>these emotions... </i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>they're all evidence that what we have done, has been so perfectly right for our family...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>it just feels right...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />there's so much to share here...<br /><br />i hope you'll be with me here...<i>for my daily fix</i>...<br /><br />& <i>for our friendship </i>all the way home...from this gorgeous english countryside to the beautiful beaches<br /><br />of australia...<br /><br />we've a long haul ahead of us...<br /><br />moving five people 15,000 miles across the world, with almost four years of life under one's roof<br /><br />is not a simple task...<br /><br />but we're serious list tickers...we're feeling good...<br /><br /><b>our focus...as always...is that the kiddos are happy...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>that our family is together...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>that we are doing </b><b>this together...tied up with a lot of love...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>wish us luck...& so happy you are with me on this journey <i>home</i>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>xxx</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>PS- & to my BB {british bestie} -blessed friendship every day no matter where we are...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8E7pYSOCQv-uEAqbBbJZdhcRU_3uudboE6z0SXmFyeHL7xRxoV1_ivByOscdDsvO8kMGIHeiDxX4v9ohXKE2h-WMR_yPsr8QiWfwI9K4UwXbtYnRpluFI40x_nPDhEy4AozwMWiwbAUL/s1600/home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8E7pYSOCQv-uEAqbBbJZdhcRU_3uudboE6z0SXmFyeHL7xRxoV1_ivByOscdDsvO8kMGIHeiDxX4v9ohXKE2h-WMR_yPsr8QiWfwI9K4UwXbtYnRpluFI40x_nPDhEy4AozwMWiwbAUL/s640/home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">all these images are from our beach life at home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sigh</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xox</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><i><br /></i>

going home...from the countryside to the beach...

after almost four incredible years in the English countryside we're going home my friends... the emotions are running wild... our hearts...

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a love of travel...& life...making memories...

<b>ciao...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>we are home from the gorgeous island of Gozo, off the coast of Malta...</b><br /><br />we are home...& loving our life as momentary-part-time gypsies even more...<br /><br />as i continue to rave...*there is nothing like the gift of travel for one's children*...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv5Mo5qvCLILnlQ-irHPYvhqxNPiQ639CF0K2JJO2qPCCBHZGpnGLMDYzN11ekbTa0Vph-RyEYrl2d-Lps7dqC7_voZV6Ltdr_VByks96k4gS9Ok5RhPbhli5bJT-SJCjoug4d-bbD_vG/s1600/DSCF8482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv5Mo5qvCLILnlQ-irHPYvhqxNPiQ639CF0K2JJO2qPCCBHZGpnGLMDYzN11ekbTa0Vph-RyEYrl2d-Lps7dqC7_voZV6Ltdr_VByks96k4gS9Ok5RhPbhli5bJT-SJCjoug4d-bbD_vG/s640/DSCF8482.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>again...we fell in love with a new country...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kXG7Z4MShxycxRmleUHL0yWHT3z96puj0fYPTv_MF7spvMs2nSNW22xtiE65bQCC7VYRZQd8pQkFI_6Allml7hn0vdfbg-Uw1rdxYXwE2cp4Xm8ot2UnKheEgtI6f_ZhU6YvFvmhGhIl/s1600/DSCF7935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kXG7Z4MShxycxRmleUHL0yWHT3z96puj0fYPTv_MF7spvMs2nSNW22xtiE65bQCC7VYRZQd8pQkFI_6Allml7hn0vdfbg-Uw1rdxYXwE2cp4Xm8ot2UnKheEgtI6f_ZhU6YvFvmhGhIl/s640/DSCF7935.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><b><br /></b></i><br /><br />when we first moved to the english countryside from the beaches of sydney, we thought about holidays in quite a different light...<br /><br />as <i>holidays</i> perhaps more than life shaping <i>travel experiences</i>?<br /><br />maybe we have just learnt to <i>holiday </i>differently?<br /><br />our three years of travelling here, has impacted our kids in a way we didn't realise it would...<br /><br />we've not seen a <i>kid's club</i>...or a<i> tour leaflet</i>...<br /><br /><i>just us & them...& experiencing as much of *this side of the world* as we possibly can...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjbogt0Z_OBMTJ10NTCIl_YjbAftG4zNZyd5k2gdJQQ_BthipMOfprf1tOEZoB7GcTC_D21pCpdjlWiYaFKFc4ep3YP7xTz5vywwhjSt2Sc__It-FdmTfsDZRdOGzrRMB0JiYTnbb-ru0/s1600/DSCF8626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjbogt0Z_OBMTJ10NTCIl_YjbAftG4zNZyd5k2gdJQQ_BthipMOfprf1tOEZoB7GcTC_D21pCpdjlWiYaFKFc4ep3YP7xTz5vywwhjSt2Sc__It-FdmTfsDZRdOGzrRMB0JiYTnbb-ru0/s640/DSCF8626.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>all i can say to any of you thinking...contemplating a life change...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>some time abroad...moving around with children...do it...grab the moment...embrace the change...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCTE4f9UoW9x056nrH08MwiY-do7ELSmwZDhCvrkZ1UpmKoIFqcGkBMgkdsy4KI7XJULqQtH7qJ5v-9h7YwnpLXTRNd0F2XQOdm9Xc0he4-cPTf9xBlvsquGPLEZVbv5Gp6AkVpW9rB5j/s1600/DSCF8657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCTE4f9UoW9x056nrH08MwiY-do7ELSmwZDhCvrkZ1UpmKoIFqcGkBMgkdsy4KI7XJULqQtH7qJ5v-9h7YwnpLXTRNd0F2XQOdm9Xc0he4-cPTf9xBlvsquGPLEZVbv5Gp6AkVpW9rB5j/s640/DSCF8657.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><br />all the tiny moments of worry...stress...doubt...difficulty- & yes these are part of any life in any place-<br /><br />all of these things pale into insignificance in comparison to the big moments of life...experience &<br /><br />memory making...<br /><br /><br /><b>our time away from *our gorgeous Australia* has impacted us in ways we could never have hoped for</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>...& we feel more than blessed...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw1Qsftx5sWWxf4W6bK0WQopeMtDIz_avAg-p1LDNgSOwE83ZPqI4B_0rNEGfnO0Iq2GPOyF1pABwKV-a0FPzFu-8vgQFY4T5a4bND3o_i69DpdTzPhJzG5RatR8pD7deuWyax7Sr0wOq/s1600/DSCF8672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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a love of travel...& life...making memories...

ciao... we are home from the gorgeous island of Gozo, off the coast of Malta... we are home...& loving our life as momentary-part-time g...

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a giveaway - sharing my love of travel & a gorgeous change of season...

<b>hello lovelies...</b><br /><b>i'm tucked up in bed on the laptop for a last little blog hop, before getting a few hours sleep & then waking up the *kiddos* for our very very very early morning trip to the island of Gozo, off the gorgeous coast of Malta...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />our last few weeks of sunshine & uninterrupted family time- <i>European Vacation-ing</i>- before the Autumn quickly becomes winter, as it does round these country parts!<br /><br />so...more of this <i>kinda thing </i>for the next two weeks...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h0bi5bQHdGmlGNK7OIJOmeLjl_NvK0c4XltCeKt18z8GK9F0FgFdMB20GopgRF-xyUmHIDuMiVpYVjYzmsmxsp4SE9bKkJ4XgBRjk6Qnw5zFeHvohcjoTaCv4-qU2-4AOhlRT1_oZMb2/s1600/greekgoodlife7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h0bi5bQHdGmlGNK7OIJOmeLjl_NvK0c4XltCeKt18z8GK9F0FgFdMB20GopgRF-xyUmHIDuMiVpYVjYzmsmxsp4SE9bKkJ4XgBRjk6Qnw5zFeHvohcjoTaCv4-qU2-4AOhlRT1_oZMb2/s640/greekgoodlife7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />i'll miss you - as you well know...<br /><br />but there's gonna be a give-away in here somewhere...as there always is when we do a little travelling... ;)<br /><br />the deal is...let me know a little something that you love to do when the season's are changing...<br /><br />whether you're heading into spring or autumn...(fall!)...what do you love about this time of year...?<br /><br />having lived in both hemisphere's...there is much that i love, & look forward to, about each...<br />i shared my <i>big autumn love</i> of all things <i>ruffly & crafty</i> <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/09/ruffly-autumn-wreath-love-how-to.html" style="color: #c27ba0;">here</a> -hope it inspires you a little...<br /><br />so...what about you?<br />hit me with it...<br />inspire me to totally indulge in the change of seasons...<br /><br />i'll be doing a little Maltese shopping with you in mind....<br /><br />See ya soon...i'm missing you a little already....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGEQIptCzTlcXg4c0n84_qlECiw1b1Nfptba7mVUOkEp8NJbrOAuwCf5rI8rQZ5uvXsG_YV37oyr6tJagXeRlANgVT-WV0h4bztSYgbxk772dS2SD9iKE8W293Gj-c1GGMcyfc26tFr5I/s1600/greekgoodlife1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGEQIptCzTlcXg4c0n84_qlECiw1b1Nfptba7mVUOkEp8NJbrOAuwCf5rI8rQZ5uvXsG_YV37oyr6tJagXeRlANgVT-WV0h4bztSYgbxk772dS2SD9iKE8W293Gj-c1GGMcyfc26tFr5I/s640/greekgoodlife1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so the give-away drill gals:</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. share with me, your love of the changing seasons.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. be a "Miss Sew & So" follower here & on FB </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. twitter/FB the giveaway if you feel the need to tweet!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. let me know what you've done-each entry counts that little bit more....</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">~~~</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy *change-of-seasons* sweet bloggy friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...in all things from the Med, covered in sunscreen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Melissa </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xxx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">PS...thanks for all your comments/messages & emails over the last few days...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i've been throwing bikini's & beach towels in bags so i'm sorry if i haven't got back to you all....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i have been thinking of you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; 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a giveaway - sharing my love of travel & a gorgeous change of season...

hello lovelies... i'm tucked up in bed on the laptop for a last little blog hop, before getting a few hours sleep & then waking up t...

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loving life...

<b>travel...</b><br /><b>a gift from us to our children...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />& i'm not talkin' about endless trip to paris here people...<br />i'm talking about travelling <i>outside</i> of that part of the world that makes up your everyday...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZTtdGzP8TjUkDSAoGmpurujYEt6W5j2aAy-NTpWw_5mlJf1aZOwpJfTXsSd6AdmQ6y8lauSLGVNc_CBQ_2d7gSdMKohkKGzYSqEdzM6KDv5uWdH_cEbJDzvUTDCkI9HavPrZ4tblpGVM/s1600/cow6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZTtdGzP8TjUkDSAoGmpurujYEt6W5j2aAy-NTpWw_5mlJf1aZOwpJfTXsSd6AdmQ6y8lauSLGVNc_CBQ_2d7gSdMKohkKGzYSqEdzM6KDv5uWdH_cEbJDzvUTDCkI9HavPrZ4tblpGVM/s640/cow6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>that street...<br /><br />that village...<br /><br />that suburb...<br /><br />that city...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66DmYell_EG99gSQiqAz8ThJhCcB0IdBjF0LZBub9ZtmsqCJz1dZ9doOGsJpUOJs82kRoU4rBXD6b6q2bNt2NNNATJFhn-DtJ2Z4zOSra29_gvcyynTZTDOI8j1zgENmkEodx2WzIGnb_/s1600/cow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66DmYell_EG99gSQiqAz8ThJhCcB0IdBjF0LZBub9ZtmsqCJz1dZ9doOGsJpUOJs82kRoU4rBXD6b6q2bNt2NNNATJFhn-DtJ2Z4zOSra29_gvcyynTZTDOI8j1zgENmkEodx2WzIGnb_/s640/cow1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />that county...<br /><br />that town...<br /><br />&<br /><br />yes, that country...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrtR5H7mrFXsck10VuwFXi3cYk1_p6uPH4wMyE0NMMr0adaE_NKcynm_z8HCImn2vbsTj-tMoL7DvZNYPSPjCFupmrKK1ta39feij4Cb5E40jF7kiAEusocsX5jsfMgMGYU1N6w4-r2gK/s1600/cow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrtR5H7mrFXsck10VuwFXi3cYk1_p6uPH4wMyE0NMMr0adaE_NKcynm_z8HCImn2vbsTj-tMoL7DvZNYPSPjCFupmrKK1ta39feij4Cb5E40jF7kiAEusocsX5jsfMgMGYU1N6w4-r2gK/s640/cow2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><b>embrace all that life offers...</b><br /><b>the big & the small...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i often reflect on our life here in the english countryside...<br /><br />the day-to-day of it...<br /><br />yes, so different to our life on the australian beaches...<br /><br />but still...<br /><br />we've been here long enough to just have <i>the day-to-day</i> now...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi4ub4XpqciAVn0bbfD7vE7OLRhUBu5TlA9s1_mODnELBzOezvTmdEmaOmYK0WYf2B6DGEzaD_k_sK5Ov1ZAS2JnmgPOjA-d-PisjkCN_onzRbXAeIq5Ty5zlLvFrmj5V5nanaubnJGnm/s1600/cow3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi4ub4XpqciAVn0bbfD7vE7OLRhUBu5TlA9s1_mODnELBzOezvTmdEmaOmYK0WYf2B6DGEzaD_k_sK5Ov1ZAS2JnmgPOjA-d-PisjkCN_onzRbXAeIq5Ty5zlLvFrmj5V5nanaubnJGnm/s640/cow3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />the everyday of english life...<br /><br />no big city...<br /><br />no local beach...<br /><br />no traffic...<br /><br />no family...<br /><br />but oh some many other incredible blessings...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqfHMYkU2mkxHTIZv2A6yK50aOwq_hccXcWYxDrhtD2LCPK2fXvuJl9XcIK3m9fWUSObpQ-E9HudfPK7WACQmT3yi70HJeGwQguQhXVaclcMnKtYeY7aRQ4APiKsXqrB8KXdjYwBPtPM5/s1600/cow9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqfHMYkU2mkxHTIZv2A6yK50aOwq_hccXcWYxDrhtD2LCPK2fXvuJl9XcIK3m9fWUSObpQ-E9HudfPK7WACQmT3yi70HJeGwQguQhXVaclcMnKtYeY7aRQ4APiKsXqrB8KXdjYwBPtPM5/s640/cow9.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />lotsa other things that make up the everyday...<br /><br />forever friendships...<br /><br />school...<br /><br />work...<br /><s><br /></s><br />bills...<br /><br />life...you know the drill...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqaUMWyK-obH3B8G_Vg5WhIDU4mHh3gX8sN_Hv7WIKDlSnuB6cbBGlvRNQOzzBoC89gyaN0Y0pwWSH0iueoQ0RsJz-Kp_BCtF1Ufb9KsdqG7lTlwnmeMXs2fBrfcHR88t2XOPfaQThIye/s1600/cow10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqaUMWyK-obH3B8G_Vg5WhIDU4mHh3gX8sN_Hv7WIKDlSnuB6cbBGlvRNQOzzBoC89gyaN0Y0pwWSH0iueoQ0RsJz-Kp_BCtF1Ufb9KsdqG7lTlwnmeMXs2fBrfcHR88t2XOPfaQThIye/s640/cow10.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>so...my thoughts fall to travel of all kinds...</b><br /><b>big & small...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />another village brings a fresh outlook...<br /><br />another city new excitement...<br /><br />an undiscovered local street becomes a breath of fresh air...<br /><br /><b>you don't need to get on a plane...to travel...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTeXZZnmvO0sHwwv1fp_p0srLSCZ2Kd22MoJ3aVhZKT6ZAK8H4v82JYnXKYxWR94A-60qPlFEuN5JhFtGG8rN6oY1cEx06t2ka3dRMxtTYXOCO488r_Wl8jYsjbLQuLL3Jj1qUMDjKsqN/s1600/cow11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTeXZZnmvO0sHwwv1fp_p0srLSCZ2Kd22MoJ3aVhZKT6ZAK8H4v82JYnXKYxWR94A-60qPlFEuN5JhFtGG8rN6oY1cEx06t2ka3dRMxtTYXOCO488r_Wl8jYsjbLQuLL3Jj1qUMDjKsqN/s640/cow11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br />every new experience is a new place...<br /><br />it makes us more receptive to people...change...& life...<br /><br />i admit there is nothing like a week away from everyday living to make us smile, feel refreshed & maybe a little nicer to everyone...<br /><br />but still...the small discoveries can bring a small moment of that same feeling to our everyday...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>i thank my kids for this reminder...<br /><br />this week they all returned to their english schools...<br /><br />sandy-toed, beach-reared aussie kids discovering a new year in an english country school...<br /><br />their excitement was no less than the first day we walked them through unknown doors, three & a half years ago...<br /><br />their faces older...their world fuller...their parents prouder...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CXKrQoGH0gIqFG7dxpx_Be8U_wQ-rK6BJdBi0TjmpjRsG8LnooNWLNuB3SSKYP-tspOlhPsTmC42vE-OffYBdWqd58vbE747rG8olpV9myIyisn1P6yWx30GS5INxwy5AqtDQqrvxlIZ/s1600/northumberland8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CXKrQoGH0gIqFG7dxpx_Be8U_wQ-rK6BJdBi0TjmpjRsG8LnooNWLNuB3SSKYP-tspOlhPsTmC42vE-OffYBdWqd58vbE747rG8olpV9myIyisn1P6yWx30GS5INxwy5AqtDQqrvxlIZ/s640/northumberland8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>so...this week, whilst i seem to have endless questions about the *greater picture* of our life swirling round my head...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'm going to walk a little <i>springier</i>...<br /><br />i'm going to stop & <i>take it all</i> in a little more...<br /><br />the big & the small...<br /><br />& embrace all the travel...<br /><br />the other places...& those on my doorstep in my own little english town...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1BLhECgoltHcZptMu7JJje6vHLpwWO-yecyTyCazjJqxWsPIt3AEthh1iaA7YPqGJ3o5HnJlIWNK_2qxZCt5jdQyCJo2Et947VVskI01Z2TsTfU8EswD9VMu_EuQ3YvrzHMWWQTCGO44/s1600/mokids2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1BLhECgoltHcZptMu7JJje6vHLpwWO-yecyTyCazjJqxWsPIt3AEthh1iaA7YPqGJ3o5HnJlIWNK_2qxZCt5jdQyCJo2Et947VVskI01Z2TsTfU8EswD9VMu_EuQ3YvrzHMWWQTCGO44/s640/mokids2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">a little reminder of the beauty of travel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">of the good things in life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">big & small</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">travel of all kinds</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">melissa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">xox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>

loving life...

travel... a gift from us to our children... & i'm not talkin' about endless trip to paris here people... i'm talking about t...

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a good life wednesday...seeing the world...

<b>a good life wednesday...</b><br /><b>as autumn hits england in a pair of boots & a scarf...</b><br /><b>i am stealing lovely moments with the warmth of our good life in greece not so many days ago...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />not quite ready to pull on the scarf & hat just yet...i'm wearing my silver birky's in defiance of the winds & enjoying our greek images of a <i>good life wednesday...</i><br /><i>wednesday a week ago- a good life wednesday on the mediterranean sea...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iCzod-9C0HGHyd3yEsN6Kc98XmY55T7JoNUyXWr0pkkGxhfthLk3vMMW3JU5UWLSMN2WxEM0zdjvI4w10FlVHwBjplLft5znXWMTV6nQVfBgCWY97ZKdNBwiu9ERoKyefVy8pA9AxXEP/s1600/greekgoodlife1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iCzod-9C0HGHyd3yEsN6Kc98XmY55T7JoNUyXWr0pkkGxhfthLk3vMMW3JU5UWLSMN2WxEM0zdjvI4w10FlVHwBjplLft5znXWMTV6nQVfBgCWY97ZKdNBwiu9ERoKyefVy8pA9AxXEP/s640/greekgoodlife1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0P-F7eshzei7D3DzNq8Ss1d1X0sp-UWLDuYxf8CWiX2AC_P4S-mj7gQfMO6b5tI9i7glAwIviDajqyfzG0p1zVCn2jhbN47ne8WtFlMHCP1c3Uh04YA57HqYTpZv4Y8MlZtJhrv6OYcE/s1600/greekgoodlife7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0P-F7eshzei7D3DzNq8Ss1d1X0sp-UWLDuYxf8CWiX2AC_P4S-mj7gQfMO6b5tI9i7glAwIviDajqyfzG0p1zVCn2jhbN47ne8WtFlMHCP1c3Uh04YA57HqYTpZv4Y8MlZtJhrv6OYcE/s640/greekgoodlife7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>a good life wednesday...</b><br /><b>a moment to pause & to look & to wonder at the world...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />a moment to count your blessings...<br /><br />to love your kids wandering the planet...<br /><br />to love them getting to know the world a little bit more each time...<br /><br />the new countries...the already loved countries...the memories...life...the time to just <i>be</i> together...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">a good life wednesday</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><i>greek style</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">with lotsa olives</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">& </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">freckled noses</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">memories made</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">thanks for the reminder <a href="http://www.abeachcottage.com/2011/09/good-life-wednesday-linky-party.html">sarah</a> x</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">melissa</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">xox</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><i><br /></i>

a good life wednesday...seeing the world...

a good life wednesday... as autumn hits england in a pair of boots & a scarf... i am stealing lovely moments with the warmth of our good...

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love is a greek island...

<b>i don't think you truly know how much you miss the warmth of the sun, until it's upon your skin once more...</b><br />warm & lovely...it's what we <i>beach-reared-country-living</i> kids know...<br />& it doesn't get much better than this...<br />died & gone to heaven kinda lovely...<br />warm water...warm air...clear blue skies...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrH86j4oO6gFo8wtcxlqX_rSX-Y0aGiPTtk9_wjrCQ9JOPVf42pvWwZsCH4U8aUf-IbepjeBMav8K9Oz-LfeA7R-CIgADWY9fPcJsjuymuUEbPtfrwl7oeV_uhyphenhyphenaOHbGJKsO10Fd5YNST/s1600/rhodes1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrH86j4oO6gFo8wtcxlqX_rSX-Y0aGiPTtk9_wjrCQ9JOPVf42pvWwZsCH4U8aUf-IbepjeBMav8K9Oz-LfeA7R-CIgADWY9fPcJsjuymuUEbPtfrwl7oeV_uhyphenhyphenaOHbGJKsO10Fd5YNST/s640/rhodes1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>the patina of greek architecture...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">oh how i so love these buildings...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">simple, square, aged, perfect...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">deep set windows, smooth tiled floors...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a cool retreat from the endless sunshine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlb2YXVvu5c3PGnu051MiVP5smojazPYBsWMi_sNTGhHQrSf8VZoQgyTdzgVosG1DZPz_y_hCkX1ammeXHNz9SjyHfVSPziQd8JnalXvKoKfz0_dZhdOxHSYGKS9kLLhAgJzDmObLayZU/s1600/rhodes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlb2YXVvu5c3PGnu051MiVP5smojazPYBsWMi_sNTGhHQrSf8VZoQgyTdzgVosG1DZPz_y_hCkX1ammeXHNz9SjyHfVSPziQd8JnalXvKoKfz0_dZhdOxHSYGKS9kLLhAgJzDmObLayZU/s640/rhodes3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBI1xHIT7sXHt5L-ZSrdIZd0zAB61W1DKOj9NwNAteN-z0nb2LeTlg3WQGYlCcEzKOEufWi0uwWH2OU27gwEu2hugSU6CzI2bdiSoEiFBadtBpDdwB0vnF422e9VNX0U93RnbKE-8OHF2/s640/rhodes5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i'm sure a little part of our soul relates to the greek way...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">to the fauna & the flowers, <i>the</i> <i>types of plants we know from home...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the drama & strength of a gorgeously pink bougainvillea...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the dry thorny growth along the waters edge...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">stones- smooth & endless under foot...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbngaE5DiXDIsxFn7xrQefalMFhsEj3EMvn-ehyphenhyphen_oTGg8wMNtYQCqyx2TdMaO0XtrmhQvRm7K30nx5ob9RtM1OIxAu8mzJ9ci_PXj_6TRMk4tv3lWuWMzVYX3YsHcoBHsafxpkM94DHcaq/s640/rhodes7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>why does seeing your kids barefoot along the waters edge feel so right...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">devoid of any electronic gadgets, computers, phones, toys...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">just good old-fashioned wandering...constant teasing & giggling...stories...smiles...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">kids <i>niggle one another</i> less when thrown outside & in the thick of nature & life...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i have endless proof of this-believe me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">our kiddos were born & bred into <i>a life outside</i> on the beaches of sydney...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">beach towels...open front doors...sandy feet..<i>.life outside</i>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it took some adjusting to <i>manage a day to day life indoors</i> when we first made the move to ol'blighty...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& in winter they still need a daily dose of the <i>outdoors</i> to keep us all <i>on track</i>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a daily dose of nature, light & sunshine...my answer to everything...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXDV-6h7EerHjcVfmZLfMT933w7XGuo8VywETjfMgs017tXsH2n9EsANYwYuwOzV2Kt5gyw2MNM1WMcpJDybaKCU0ECySxcDZALGDCqvwyKZhRR2f8OA-rgnk0LkTwFKZQ_McBkq6Wo1z/s1600/rhodes8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>& L.O.V.E is...</b></div>a perfectly square, turquoise trimmed house, wrapped in a simple sun-catching clothes line...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5NtjvBmg5463_VyZ_M_BoDTdSyepAD0ZKMDlvpAChK_raEq2Tl6_Nw048wgnqjO1X6x3ZLs_H7vO2Hwd7hRp06qszttd_GGhWjn-Rww4BR4LUmReDzjUmKJOOaaCa7UHXykQyXJGo5Vr/s1600/rhodes10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5NtjvBmg5463_VyZ_M_BoDTdSyepAD0ZKMDlvpAChK_raEq2Tl6_Nw048wgnqjO1X6x3ZLs_H7vO2Hwd7hRp06qszttd_GGhWjn-Rww4BR4LUmReDzjUmKJOOaaCa7UHXykQyXJGo5Vr/s640/rhodes10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>& L.O.V.E is</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">taking our gorgeous gypsies around the world</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3tHsr_nWH7UVRCvuNJ7RqLBb1XLcv02H5kqsdf0ccgUWW2y78uOoHJGX3kfWkF0MVloLeILGA7PTQHf4GDrKfeehYzFz3xFKTdV2b4XX8R2Vr3vxLApbTfXqDydkBJOyP1t6FILqVSOZ/s1600/rhodes11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3tHsr_nWH7UVRCvuNJ7RqLBb1XLcv02H5kqsdf0ccgUWW2y78uOoHJGX3kfWkF0MVloLeILGA7PTQHf4GDrKfeehYzFz3xFKTdV2b4XX8R2Vr3vxLApbTfXqDydkBJOyP1t6FILqVSOZ/s640/rhodes11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>&</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>down cobbled alleyways</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>in picture perfect greek village </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>on wandering hillsides</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfS36DLcYma2v6eLqlDxba8PL7BpoJyrDB-ibgf6tzdcMgDAQIIsKQPEwIihF2uBtF9d_IfvTMXAajTIiQeDipt1CvpeSgz-DObbpSs8NLHqkdScMm69SrLovlCxzpiliKlQL_6_EjreS/s1600/rhodes12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfS36DLcYma2v6eLqlDxba8PL7BpoJyrDB-ibgf6tzdcMgDAQIIsKQPEwIihF2uBtF9d_IfvTMXAajTIiQeDipt1CvpeSgz-DObbpSs8NLHqkdScMm69SrLovlCxzpiliKlQL_6_EjreS/s640/rhodes12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rVUDsMlVAry8PqYwfWCUtyS6vJ-utuc6tH5Jwym65JoJEYkYjRx-zdqMeyufSbeVDDSD6Tb7dbWVButN_pHIHSdAx-uY7l8VF1MGYYutkS4f7MpOgupSyY3mKcEMp-QfYNHRUTqrXc2x/s1600/rhodes13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>we're back to the reality of post-holiday organising...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>school starts next week...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>&</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>life rolls on..</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>so amongst the weekend sports </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>& </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>helping friends move house</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>&</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>a fancy dress party for us big kids </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>{it's been a veeerey long time, believe me,  since the last one!!}</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>&</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>seeing the movie to one of my all time fave reads </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>"One Day"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>i will have one of the kiddos draw a special gal's name  outa the greek pot </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>for my ruffly bag give away & a bit of seriously gorgeous greek soap</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>~~~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>it's lovely to be back here</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>melissa</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>xox</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c8SDBwhqy-AKfF8putuBkA04-bxlD2mk6DUVjwkVR76ZPKq5g5B_zd0QhwmrIxw9_iE7chcJSzzgZlHBipHyZev1qWtTRM97zvEtvlvZTo6ucoPkhTRcfQq68COVVJ5SkzKWpqX93Pgq/s1600/rhodes16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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