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This man’s photography has blown me away. He is a master at his art and I take my hat off to his dedication and skill.

Click the pic to check it out:).

After arriving in the dark and feeling more than a little overwhelmed by all the emotional experiences happening to me over the last few days, what with bidding farewell to London, my beautiful friends there, my amazing job at Alchemy…and also looking forward to the new adventures, I happily collapsed straight into bed at Shazzie’s house, to wake up to silence (Shazzie is away until this evening). Out here all I can hear is the wind in the trees, the sounds of birds and the rustles in the undergrowth. A little different to London’s sirens, cars hooting, engines revving and general electric hum. I think I can get used to this.

Realized that without any means of transport other than my wonderful legs, I am limited in where I can go. I am, apparently, half an hour’s walk from the nearest bus stop, which suits me just fine. So, Saturday morning I decided to take a stroll down the road and find my way into Lewes and then Brighton. Walking down a silent and still country road, something bubbled up inside me and I began to giggle…and then chuckle…and then laugh out loud with my heart and mouth wide open, sharing the sounds of me gasping for breathe and laughing it out again with nothing but the hedges and possibly a few condescending foxes wondering what all the fuss was about.  It was as though the part of me which is the little voice -the heart, the core, the gut feeling, the angel on my shoulder- suddenly leapt out and filled my whole being because it was happy happy happy that I had listened and now look, LOOK WHERE I AM!

My day was filled with adventures: I ended up hitch-hiking into Lewes as I clearly wasn’t going to end up there any other way; I explored the streets; checked out bikes, bought some lovely organic oranges and apples, smiled at everyone I met and emanated happiness from every pore.

Brighton was next, so I hopped on the train, which cost me £3.90 return (AWESOME), and took me 20 minutes to get there. This means I’m not far from a city should I feel the need for one. I explored a few bicycle shops and found the one where I’ll be buying my bicycle from, a beautifully tucked away and hard-to-find (don’t ask me why that appeals to me, it just does) workshop which restores and sells second-hand bikes (which are stacked all over the place). It is owned by a man who I can tell is a master of his craft. I love meeting masters, they always inspire me! His apprentice has the glint of passion in his eye which I have come to recognise. People who are doing what they love are beacons of light in this world, actualized angels, and I love recognising them!

I then purchased a whole bunch of fruit in order to facilitate my continuing experiment with the HighFruitLowFat  Raw diet, which seems to be giving me more energy so far…but is definitely challenging my previous addiction to comfort food in terms of fat intake (nuts, olives, oils, avocados!).

Today I am sat at a glass-topped table which I have just wiped down, I’m listening to the glorious music of Sparklehorse and getting ready to do a bit of a clean-up.

Shazzie gets back this evening and tomorrow I begin my new job as her Personal Assistant. Don’t ever let anyone tell you you can’t create paradise for yourself, right now!

I’m somewhere around here

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Something is going on with me! I start every day feeling AMAZING, but as it progresses I lose my strength and by the evening I feel slightly feverish, weak and yes…angry! I’m not really sure what to do. Am looking in to visiting a naturopath and getting a live blood sample done so I can ascertain where my body is at, and add anything I’m lacking. Maybe it’s part of the detox going raw process, maybe maybe maybe…

For fun, I took some photo’s, which shall be my ‘before-raw’ photo’s! I’m posting them up here with some trepidation so please please be gentle;). i look forward with excitement to some ‘after-raw’ photo’s in a few months/a year’s time!

After a lovely skype chat with my beautiful friend Robyn, I’m going to do a seven days no fruit trial and see how that feels…I do eat LOADS of fruit, so perhaps getting off it will help me to move through whatever it is I’m experiencing right now. Lots of lovely green food here I come! Oh, and I’m laying of the copious amounts of cacao cake i’ve been eating, hehe *grinning sheepishly*

Life is filled with challenges and I remain SO aware of all the infinite miracles, even when I am deep in the trials of the moment!

My love to you all
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Now playing: Death Cab for Cutie – Title and Registration
via FoxyTunes

last night at Organics Alive was a night I will never forget.

To have such an amazing opportunity to play my music for the most incredible audience in my favourite venue in Cape Town was an honour, a privilege and a whole lot of fun!

My hugest thanks go out to all those beautiful people who made it there, listened so attentively and responded so passionately.

Someone walked up to me afterwards and said that she is at a fork in the road of her life and my music has helped her to choose which path to take.  I tingled and got goosebumps, and just did again remembering it. I am blessed.

Although I didn’t mention it, the gig was recorded on my dad’s little digital recorder and it’s going to be available for download as soon as I can get it uploaded!

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Thank you all again for being there, thanks to my dad for playing too, thanks to penny for the venue. My heart is full.

Thanks to the magnificent Deborah Rossouw of Onesmallchange, i have some very cool photo’s to show you all!

Trying to build up some cool pics to use across the board online…
What do you think?

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Now playing: Grizzly Bear – Knife
via FoxyTunes