Eeep! Enough of the snivelling homesickness – back to reality!
Humpf. So much for my morning. How has yours been?
Eeep! Enough of the snivelling homesickness – back to reality!
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”
So far, through the sale of the Armadillo Limited Edition Prints, we have raised $5,326.92 for the Gogos, the orphans and Possible Dreams International - Dr. Maithri's Swaziland Project. Thank you, thank you from the very heart of me. To every single one of you who have reached out with such caring generosity from all over the globe to help build that bridge, I say ngiyabonga. You are all, every one of you, wonderful beyond words. Seriously. xxxx Tessa
Marguerite K, you are truly an earth angel. Time and again you have reached out and touched the hearts of the people of this little nation. Bless you. September 2010: Yet again this amazing lady has helped our Gogos and much of the accolade must to go to her for the fact that we have now reached the $5,000 mark...and still growing! Special grateful hugs to you Marguerite - thank you for your gentle grace.
Many thanks, too, to Caroline (Caroline's Studio) for her contribution to PDI. Dr. M and the Gogos join me in saying a very sincere siyabonga.
'Sit down and be quiet. You are drunk, and this is the edge of the roof.' - Rumi
'Laughter is a melody, a concert from the heart, a tickling by angels, creative living art. Laughter heals and comforts, sometimes gentle sometimes bold. Laughter is a freeing dance, performed within the soul'. -Serene West
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18 comments:
Not nearly as operatic as yours. I suddenly felt the need to go to ergo therapy, well, I actually do every Wednesday and it was a joy as usual. Much was learned and digested. i will become a smart woman yet.
I'm sitting in the sunshine that streams in through my living room windows fooling me for a moment that it's not -5C and icy out. Although, the big blue skies are a pleasure.
So he reads the FT does he? :-)
My morning was mostly spent wishing the wretched south-easter would stop howling - and that was inbetween other sorts of procrastination. I'm thinking a PhD in Procrastination might need to be the next thing I explore. That or Guinea Fowl husbandry...
The first thing I thought of was the Serengeti when I saw your painting. You really capture the sense of big open space.
I'm enjoying a morning of catch up time after 2 weeks of busy travel Wednesdays. I still didn't make it through all I needed to do, but at least I had fun not doing it.
Oh for Africa.....and my other half says Oh for Australia....and so the circle goes on!
I would like to be in Natal, late afternoon sitting outside a thatched rondavel, beer in hand high above a valley - looking towards the mountains - Cathedral Peak in the distance - wattles in bloom - haze of warmth rizing from the valley bottom, along with the voices of workers returning from a day with the cattle......the smell of dust, warmth, pollen, cows and Africa heady like the effect of the beer....insects dashing about the insect business that intensifies as the light changes......Ah Africa - my bit and your bit......
And home - freezing cold with lighted fires and a glass of wine....not all bad - if a tad dark!
Well....the wine got to my spelling!!!!!!
A rizing rondavel indeed......lets go with rising rondaavel shall we.......
I told you it was dark in here - the light has gone out in the brain too!!!
x
That's beautiful. Love the images especially.
Tessa - Only YOU can make being blinded and dizzy sound wonderful!
gorgeous pics! ireally think Light or the lack thereof was the reason why i couldn't stick out living in the UK and got sooo Africa-sick(the lightless winters couldn't make up for the extra light in summer... So, I just came back and never left!
Hi Tessa. How lovely to find your blog through David's. I used to live in Hampshire and two of my sons are at uni there.
Love the paintings. I too am a painter, writer and photographer so we have a lot in common! I love the vibrancy of your work, the colours are bright and complimentary.
My morning? It's been okay. Paperwork, hoovering and getting some lovely earrings re-fastened by the jeweller. So. Good thanks.
Tessa: I love reading so much what you write.
For example your first part reads like poetry.
Your second part gave me a good laugh because I could see it all.
Your art well that is something else entirely.
Thank you.
Love Renee
Ah the soul of a poet! I like you!!
Over from David's and congrats on the POst of the Day mention...
Sandi
ha. Mine also jumps like that when i roar unexpectedly.
Beautiful post. I know just what you mean about that that light shock, sun shock. Arguably, you need to be away from a place to write about it with such lyrical longing. Distance makes you know it more. Keep painting. Gorgeous.
Good God - you are also a Freddie Mercury enthusiast?!?! Could you BE any cooler? (And by that I mean more like me...?)
Yowzah.
Some dudes just don't appreciate a good bellow.
Hope your homesickness passes soon...
XO
Anna
Oooh, I'll go to Barcelona with you
me too, what everyone else said. you are a lovely poet, a hilarious writer, and a beautifully talented painter! love you!
xx lori
Oh Tessa you really make me smile, as I have just recently purchased the music of Freddy Mercury and Montserrat Cabelle...and Barcelona is my favorite!
I am suddely, since January the first, without an internet connection. I have managed to write a post and am about to write an othet one. Please don't forget me. I miss you guys and your posts and your comments.
Love, Irene
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