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Through the Woods
“We’ve been walking for hours, the river is cold around us but the evening air is still warm. As we climb the banking with our nets and bags we emerge through the trees into a field, we want to stop and eat our snacks but then we spot it. There’s not much left now, just bones and a scattering of fur. It is terrifying and fascinating, we creep closer to investigate, to us this is like something from a book – the beginning of an adventure, some dark creature may jump out at any minute and chase us away. Nothing else comes out of the dark but the leaves rustle and we feel suddenly as though many little eyes are watching. We leave some time later, not brave enough to stay and unwilling to disturb the bones. Later we sit in the car and regale my mother with tales of our adventure; I ask her if she thinks it was wolves. She only laughs and reminds me there are no longer wolves in England, but I am not convinced, I think that if there are still wolves here they must be hidden and that one day I will find them. Sometime after I dream of the bones again and there is still something in the woods, but it is a patient something and it will wait.”
Part of the Light grey art lab exhibition Tobeyou opening March 3rd 2017.
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Can’t forget the process vid for the girls! Part of my piece for the @lightgreyartlab show #lgaltobeyou #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #workinprogress #illustration #digitalpainting #procreateapp #processvideo #drawing #kidlitart #girls #adventures #littleadventures #lgaltobeyou #exhibition
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Over one hundred creators from around the world have come together to give the monsters of classical mythology and Dungeons & Dragons lore their due! Uncaged, an adventure anthology for 5e put together by Ashley Warren, is out today in digital on the Dungeon Masters Guild. Inside the four …
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Good evening friends, I believe I have fully adjusted back to reality or enough to bring you this post anyway! I hope you have all been well and enjoyed your travels/holidays this summer and for those still to go, I hope you can really enjoy the time you have away from home… As I write this I am watching Wimbledon on TV, supporting Andy Murray of course but I quite like Nadal and Federer as well.…
Good evening friends! Sorry it took so long to get this to you, the transition between landing back in Scotland late at night and starting work this morning was a fairly rough one, I must make a note to ask for the day after a flight home off for future adventures! Anyways, let us step a few days into the past where the heat still caressed my pale Scottish skin and where it was always 5 o’clock…
Good evening friends! How have you all been? Have you enjoyed summer so far? Have you had adventures of your own? Feel free to share them in the comments so that I can be further inspired in my travels…. Another one of my adventures took me through the visions of one of my favourite artists of all time, Salvador Dali!
I have loved his paintings and sculptures since high school… Which was a very…
Luna Park – A night spent with good friends ~*
Good evening friends! I was meant to deliver this post to you last night but I unexpectedly embarked on a wee after dinner adventure with my two Dutch friends and the yoga/pilates coach so y’all have my apologies for being absent… Before that excitement occurred, the day was relatively mellow and relaxed following the mermaid life I led the day before, so let’s get right into things with this…
Good evening friends! So before we get going with the next post there is a confession I need to clarify in regards to my last post, reading back on it today I noticed there were one or two grammar issues that my tipsy and tired mind bypassed so apologies for that…
At this moment in time though, I am sitting peacefully in the bar listening to some mellowed down pop hits from a rasta dude, ( I’ve…
Good evening friends! It’s been a busy day, I have wandered, discovered, relaxed and danced with new friends so without further ado, let’s get into this post!
So… Day 2 arrived. I was not all sure what I wanted to do today to be honest. I knew I wanted to do something relaxing but I also wanted to find the beach and do some food shopping since water supplies were running a bit low (I’m not the…
Good morning friends! It has been too long, honestly what am I like! There has been so much going on recently though so I’ve barely had time to nurture this space. I no longer work in the hostel and now I’m in a wellness retreat in Costa Brava!
On father’s Day (the 16th) my rusty wings took flight once again as I set off on a different kind of adventure… One of healing and complete mind and body…
Good afternoon friends! it has been quite a long time since I published anything and for this, I have only myself to blame, alas! when I got back from Dublin I became swamped with work and life. It is only now, as I sit here, waiting for a wash load to finish that I can take a moment to write something of real value that you will appreciate more than if I rushed through my next post in a half committed way. With that, I hope you have been well and let us now begin with the main event…
Dublin, a summary of sorts ~*
We touched down in Dublin airport on the rainy morning of the 11th of October, four tired, excited and nervous with anticipation friends; a Scottish nutter, an Aussie gal and two Kiwis, odd mix but that’s just what happens when you work in a hostel right? Anyways, the first thing I noticed or certainly one of the first things I noticed, for there were a few, were the intricate architectural designs that can be seen on the tops of most, if not all of the lamp posts, and all of them appeared to have something different added to their designs. I was in awe by such a simplistic thing that many people would fail to notice or just ignore but for me, it was a little something special which only added to the beauty or classic feeling of Dublin. And that’s what Dublin felt like; a classic city, welcoming everyone into its classic embrace. So below is where you’ll see a photograph I took of the lamp posts in the hope that you may feel as I did when I set my eyes upon them.
We left our luggage in the storage room of our hostel ‘Gardiner House’ until it was time to check in. As we wondered for a bit, our stomachs took control and we ended up in one of our most frequented places, The Parnell Heritage pub and grill. In this homely wee place, we tried our first ever Irish coffee’s and I had some pretty scrummy chicken wings, 10/10 would recommend to anyone for at least one bite to eat and of course, one Irish coffee!
After a while, we decided it was time for a nap, we had been up for hours so it was only reasonable for us to get some shut eye! Back to Gardiner House we went to check in and to chill for a while… The hostel itself is located near the Temple Bar area but far enough away to be spared the noise when the area comes alive at night. It is actually quite a charming hostel oozing of historic character in the rooms and entrance way and with a gospel choir playing in a nearby church once in the time we spent there, it was just heavenly! Anyways, we were lucky enough to be placed in room 18, ‘The Chapel Experience.’ It was indeed an experience! chapel windows and the like were what welcomed us as we walked through the door, feeling alive with a renewed excitement at where we would be living for the next four nights…
I think this was an original feature of the Building before it was converted…
This was such a cute wee bathroom built into an alcove-type room…
That night everyone went for drinks in Temple bar, I left early and for those who had stayed, two of my friends got their phones stolen… and that was the first night! you couldn’t make it up! As our second day rolled in, emotions and anxieties were running high for the poor souls whose phones had been taken from them in the early hours of the morning but they or I is what should be said, never let that dampen their spirits as myself and the Aussie gal dragged them (at first) to the Guinness Storehouse for when in Ireland, it would be rude not to have the full Guinness experience! I am not a beer drinker, but I would, hand on heart recommend the Guinness Storehouse to everyone! I even liked it once learning the proper way to drink it!
Day three was slow and chilled as we meandered back to the Temple Bar area to take in the magnificence of the Ha’ Penny bridge… and it has a story which I never realised until I got back but for those who don’t know, here it is,
Bachelors would walk on one side of the bridge, whilst all the single and chaperoned young ladies would walk on the other side. Now, if they caught each others eyes and the lady nodded to the bachelor, if the bachelor paid a ha’penny to cross the bridge then they would be better regarded than those who would walk over the George bridge further up for free…
A photo in between George Bridge and the Ha’ penny bridge at night…
Oh! and I mustn’t forget visiting the Oscar Wilde statue! again, this little adventure was worth the walk especially when there was a great presence felt when your eyes fell upon the statue of the playwright/ author whose works have inspired many contemporaries!
After the pub crawl the night before, we were all feeling pretty rough as our fourth day rolled in and we spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon in Parnell’s waking up and deciding what on earth we were going to do on that day. In the end we, as a group, shuffled our way to Dublin Castle… and to what was going to be a disappointment. I mean, I am a lover of castles and anything history related… but all I can say is that for the size of the castle, we could tell that it was there just to swallow up the money of tourists. It was a let down but at least it was sunny and we allowed ourselves the opportunity to sit in the free courtyard under the rays for a while…
After spending some time having drinks in the Merchant Arm’s pub we made our way back to the hostel and later that night, we made some popcorn and watched The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo before starting the whole packing process.
Our last day was spent in the sun, sitting in another courtyard. The courtyard of trinity college was refreshingly warm yet crisp for an autumn day. Just sitting down somewhere and watching the world going by is one of my favourite things!
So would I go back? I want to, maybe just for a day or two… but next year I plan to do a trip from the top to the bottom of Ireland with a few friends from uni so I am not finished with with Dublin yet!
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So there you have it friends, it was a bit of a lengthy summary but all in all, we had a good time! Until the next time friends! Take care ~*
The Irish Shindig ~* Good afternoon friends! it has been quite a long time since I published anything and for this, I have only myself to blame, alas!Good day friends! so summer has decided to stick around in Scotland for a little bit longer and today we are facing a roasting 24° in Fife, Narnia has melted and suddenly become a heat trap! As such, I have taken this opportunity to escape from the sun for a little bit an publish a nice wee post for y’all to digest if Cyprus is somewhere you’re thinking of flying off to in the future. I had been once before but as a part of my graduation, my folks invited me out on one last family holiday so of course I accepted the offer and before I knew it I was packed and sitting in the airport waiting to fly off to a very sunny and humid Cyprus!
We landed in Paphos in the early afternoon on the 4th of July, right in the height of the heat and humidity combined and like anyone else, after doing a quick browse of our apartment in CY King Village, opposite the Oracle hotel/ apartments, we ended up going to the pool. Now our apartment was a bit tired and the owner lied to us about the location of it as well as the views which was disappointing since we looked out onto a car park and a block of newly built apartments at the back and a car park at the front. If I were you, I’d stay away from flat 1 in block 6. The neighbours were nice though and the pools were equally as nice! In fact, me and mum took a liking to a wee Russian fellow who happened to own one of the villas on the complex and who also turned out to be a retired diplomat for the united nations! he was full of interesting stories of places he’d visited and his wealth of knowledge was truly fascinating!
Below is the view from the main balcony of the apartment, nothing much to look at I’m afraid…
We did venture away from the cooling water of the pool and one of the first trips we went on was the Kato Lefkara/Nicosia tour. Out of the tours that we went on, this one was my favourite, Lefkara took my breath away with its traditional village feel… it is known as the silver and lace village and when we entered one of the lace shops, the stories that were told to us were on another level! one of the workers’ auntie worked with her and a few assistants to make a huge table cloth out of lace for pope Benedetto and showed us many photos with excitement in their voices! I ended up buying an adorable lace parasol which I’ll be able to use if we are lucky to get more weather like this. Aside from the beautiful lace shop, we went to the wee coffee shop beside it where the man serving us (bless his wee cotton socks) was working like a trooper for our group. This was where we tried a slice of homemade almond cake, this my friends is a must try, it was so yummy! We wanted to stay for longer but time was against us unfortunately…
The photos below were taken outside the lace shop and the second one was inside the coffee shop where grapevines hung from the brackets that arched above our heads.
Moving on then to Nicosia which is known as the place where you can ‘shop ’till you drop’ quite literally. I know there is probably more to it but where we were dropped off, there is literally a long strip full of designer/non-designer shops as well as coffee shops. I don’t really know what I expected from Nicosia but this definitely wasn’t what I had in mind. After browsing a few shops and stopping off for lunch before heading back to the buss, I came to the decision that Nicosia wasn’t the place for me and if I head back to Cyprus again, I will probably look to stay elsewhere. Below is a photo from the beginning of the strip…
I would recommend the Lefkara/Nicosia trip purely to see the villages before you hit Nicosia. Of course, if you love a good wee shop then I think you’ll enjoy it but for me, someone who loves history and nature, it wasn’t all that great… Our next trip was to a place called Famagusta, the ghost town and the Turkish State of Northern Cyprus. Bring yer passports for this one folks as you’ll need them to cross the border both ways. It was the longest tour and we visited the cathedral of St. Barnabas as well as a roman excavation site, the name of which seems to have gone from my mind. The cathedral was nice and full of religious artworks which are definitely worth having a look at but the trip could have taken the excavation site off of its schedule as although the history was worth it, we on seen two parts and as it had been abandoned after the Turkish raids, I lost interest pretty fast. Famagusta itself was really nice and was the perfect place for a lunch stop and browse through the stalls and shops they had to offer. A place called Petek, on the corner going into Famagusta, was refreshing and had a range of tasty snacks and cakes on offer, I would definitely recommend visiting this place.
Below are photos of the roman theatre and a wall painting from inside the cathedral of St. Barnabas.
Our favourite place of the whole holiday ended up being at the Paphos Harbour. It was in my opinion better than Coral Bay (which was mainly a beach with a bar and restaurants beside it). I love the sea, and the access to it was easier there than at Coral Bay and you didn’t have to spend all day there if you didn’t want to. The Mediterranean sea was warmer than I thought it would be and me, being the true water baby I am, loved every moment of swimming in that sea. The cafe’s and shops along the walkway are also pretty good so I recommend the harbour to any sea loving person out there!
Nearing the end of trip we ventured to the ‘Tomb of the Kings,’ a place that most people raved about and told us was a must see site. We were quite excited about it until we read the signpost after the entrance way. It basically read that although no kings were buried there, many rich people were… Why? Why would you call somewhere the ‘Tomb of the Kings’ when no kings were actually buried there? and why were people so boastful about it?Any how, we never let it dampen our spirits and wandered around the empty ruins which were once lavish burial places to the rich. It was a good wee walk but to me, it was not dissimilar to Aphrodites’ Puddle (in reference to the baths of Aphrodite, which is really just a puddle). I mean no offence whatsoever here but if yer gonna call an archaeological site after kings then there better be kings in it or there’s no really much point is there? After summarising over the equivalent of a Mr. Whippy ice cream that the site should be renamed ‘The Tomb of the Non Kings’ we made our way back to the apartment for another late afternoon swim in the pool…
Below are a few photos of the ‘Tomb of the non Kings.’
Well that just about wraps things up for this post, if you do go to Cyprus, don’t waste your time by going to ‘The Tomb of the Kings’ or ‘The Baths of Aphrodite’ but instead I urge you to visit little traditional villages like Kato Lefkara where the stories you’ll hear are sure to be amazing! Don’t go in July like we made the mistake of doing (as told by the locals) apparently May and September are the best times to visit!
Until the next time, for now, I’m off for a wee bike ride whilst the weather is lovely. Take care for now and I’ll see y’all in the next post! ~*
My Cyprus Adventure in a Nutshell ~* Good day friends! so summer has decided to stick around in Scotland for a little bit longer and today we are facing a roasting 24° in Fife, Narnia has melted and suddenly become a heat trap!
Tis the Season
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TBT - kayaking in Milford Sound, New Zealand .
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Always thankful for life experiences + adventures! Ready to enjoy @iamcardib , @kendricklamar @katyperry @pink + more at this years @mtv VMA’s!
Thank you @e_roka we love you! Check out stories for behind the scenes performances!
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Went with my friend to his workplace and took some pictures but didn’t get around to uploading until now!
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A baby snake hanging out on some mushrooms
I found another painted rock. When I reached down to pick it up I also spotted a baby snake & some mushrooms, so I’m glad that I stopped for it
