Holding Myself Together Quietly

Holding Myself Together Quietly

And I told you to be patientAnd I told you to be fineAnd I told you to be balancedAnd I told you to be kind And in the morning I'll be with youBut it will be a different kindAnd I'm holding all the ticketsAnd you'll be owning all the fines Bon Iver - Skinny Love [...]

Becoming, One Step at a Time

Becoming, One Step at a Time

A year from now we'll all be gone All our friends will move away And they're goin' to better places But our friends will be gone away Nothin' is as it has been And I miss your face like hell And I guess it's just as well But I miss your face like hell Rivers [...]

Let Me Become a Memory

Let Me Become a Memory

Tryna fit your hand inside of mineWhen we know it just don't belongThere's no force on earthCould make me feel right, no Tryna push this problem up the hillWhen it's just too heavy to holdThink now is the time to let it slide Let It Go - James Bay I took this photo yesterday and [...]

Blooming Under the Spring Petals

Blooming Under the Spring Petals

And you said"This is the first day of my lifeI'm glad I didn't die before I met youBut now I don't care, I could go anywhere with youAnd I'd probably be happy" First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes It feels like it was ages since Velvet Bohème opened when in reality it's been [...]

Where the Wind Learns Your Name

Where the Wind Learns Your Name

Drifting in and outYou see the road you're on It came rolling down your cheekYou say just what you meanAnd in-between, it's never as it seems Help me to name itHelp me to name it Myth - Beach House The last few weeks have been stressful to say the least. On the whole, good stress [...]

Pisces

Pisces

I'm not hugely into all the Astrological stuff but a whole bunch of Pisces quotes start to appear in my feeds around this time of year. It is Pisces season after all. I loved being a Pisces and the imagery of the two fishes. My grandmother's birthday was 2 days after mine and when I [...]

Afterglowin’

Afterglowin’

The end of 2025 and the start of 2026 is about changing my horizons and certainly the last few months have been introspective. I've learned a lot about myself. I've become so much more comfortable with my own company and my own peace. I know where my challenges are and have some focus on new [...]

Wonder & Fall

Wonder & Fall

Back from vacation last week and it was a busy one. So busy in fact that my holiday feels like it was 2 months ago instead of 2 weeks ago. That's partly because the SL shifted into the whole Fall/Halloween season while I was gone! And, I am here for it! I had seen some [...]

Wild & Free

Wild & Free

Just a quick shot before I leave for a week sailing down (up?) the Danube! This time tomorrow I will be in Budapest at the start of the journey. Will tell you all about it when I get back. Hurry to the last day of Velvet Bohème though! Closes out later today with 3 DJ [...]