Today, I’m going to complete drawing number 71. During this challenge, there were two days I couldn’t show up. And that’s ok. Me and my family ( husband + 2 kids) drove from Italy to London; as you can imagine I couldn’t take out my watercolour case and sketchbook. I lost 2 days of practice but I didn’t lose track of my direction; I didn’t give up. I am only more motivated to keep on working on this project, because, even to my surprise this practice is opening up new worlds to me.
I hope this short update will make you keep on going even if things are not going as planned.
Me and my young family moved back to England about 3 months ago. We are slowly settling in. I’m learning to like and appreciate our life in London. I’m feeling myself, I’m feeling stimulated and it feels like here there are more opportunities and hope for our future.
HOWEVER
I’m scared to forget
I’m scared to forget the love of the little things.
The rumbling noise of our coffee machine cooking on the wooden stove.
I’m scared to forget the connection I felt when listening to the sound of the cracking fire.
I’m scared to forget the warmth of the fire on my face
I’m scared to forget the immense silence of winter in our house in the forest; the deep thoughts inside the most unknown part of my soul
I’m scared to lose myself. I write to remember.
I write to remember you in all the beauty you freely pour upon us.
The wilderness, the open spaces, water rivers, lakes and seas.
When I write about you, I see you, My Italy. I see you and I love you more than ever.
My 7-year-old daughter yesterday came back home to school looking a bit distressed.
Her classmates made fun of her because her shoes were worn out.
Sad how at such young age kids are paying attention to such small and insignificant details.
I wish those shoes could speak because if they could these children who bullied my girl, would understand that the shoes looked old because they walked into beautiful wild forests, and climbed olive trees, oaks trees and beech trees. They also accompanied my daughter to unforgettable hiking nocturnal walks, horse riding, bike riding and walking along sandy and rocky beaches.
If only they could talk….they would say they have still a long time before you can toss them away into the ocean or field…because this is where most of our unwanted items go
Let’s all teach our children to value beautiful memories with our loved ones and not new shining fashionable objects…
It looks like the world is going mad. My heart is broken and at times I feel I can’t handle it anymore. What it is happening in Palestine is wrong and no one should deny that.
However till today, there are people who are confused about which side to be or prefer not to talk about this topic, they believe their opinion doesn’t count and they think the Middle East is always at war… I heard all of it and beyond.
When at the end of the day is so simple to side with the truth.
If you are againstGENOCIDE. YOU ARE WITH PALESTINE
If you are against APARTHEID. YOU ARE WITH PALESTINE
If you are against CRIMINAL WARS. YOU ARE WITH PALESTINE
If you are HUMAN. YOU ARE WITH PALESTINE.
If you think Bombing Hospital – school – is a CRIME. YOU ARE WITH PALESTINE.
If you think killing civilians is a CRIME. YOU ARE WITH PALESTINE.
Euro-Med Monitor estimated that at least 15,271 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, including 3,561 women and 6,403 children
If you want to stay on the right side of history you should stand with Palestine.
If you want to do something talk about it, share it on your social media, stop buying products that will enrich the companies that are feeding this massacre and give to charity if you can.
Every little helps and every word of support means everything to the people of Palestine.
