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Showing posts with label uk. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Home is where the heart is

Oh goodness it feels good to be home.
I'm still processing the experience of our sojourn to my home land, there were some great times, some tough times, some home-truths, some inspiring moments, so much to see and do and feel I'm veritably overwhelmed by the whole experience!
I know one thing for sure though.... I have a good life, a rich life and a life filled with people I care about, I life I have worked hard to build and sometimes forget to celebrate. So raise your glasses and lets toast to living the dream. I am one lucky, lucky lady, and my home and heart are right here in rainy Ballarat, Australia.



So often in blogland you see apologies for absence, for not updating often enough. Like a teenage journal so often we recriminate ourselves for not documenting in writing because we are too busy living. I feel a little of this right now and so instead of the awkward 'catchup' post I'm going to jump right back in where I left off.

Right now my mind is in the garden. Whilst the weather here is so gosh-darn soggy and cold it's hard to picture the abundance that is a summertime garden but now is the time to prepare and I am on a tight budget, so this next week or so I will be preparing my little greenhouse for sowing seeds in readiness for Spring. Only a few weeks away until the weather begins to turn and the air and soil get a little warmer.
I'm dreaming of a herb wheel, a fruitful veggie garden, cascading hanging baskets and blooming window boxes heralding summer! The time to start is now, and with a little investment in seed and raising mix I will be well on the way come late spring.
X Steph

Monday, August 6, 2012

Still here

Yes, I'm still here... it's been a while since I have shown face here on the Red Brick blog. With all this travelling around and staying all over the UK it's been a bit tricky to keep up to date in this here space.

I think it's not only the lack of internet access that has prevented me from posting updates but also that this trip has been a serious over-load to the system, I think it will take me a while to process all the things we have seen and done over the past few weeks.

It's been so long since I was last here that I didn't realise how much I no longer feel British, caught between two cultures I certainly know where I feel more at home and Australia wins hands down.
This little taste of English summer has left  me craving for more. I can't wait for summer to come around in Australia, I'm craving hot, sunny days and balmy evenings. I don't want to wish away this time of year for those of you in the Northern hemisphere but lets just say I'm excited for Spring!

We are home this coming weekend and I can't wait to see our wonderful friends and my pets as well as getting back to the good ole' Red Brick. I promise to fill you in and share some ace content I have been dreaming up whilst I have been away! See you then!
X Steph