a love of travel...& life...making memories...

<b>ciao...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>we are home from the gorgeous island of Gozo, off the coast of Malta...</b><br /><br />we are home...& loving our life as momentary-part-time gypsies even more...<br /><br />as i continue to rave...*there is nothing like the gift of travel for one's children*...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX9BLSgWeWBHn72UCk72qp1or8cFr8Z6pWMhCwIQ1mwCd3IfNJpkb5jDRUK7iNoPl5F7_mRVox3U9Ava3AjwjA3CRMBYGKsrtHeEE7Fvq3EjmNH_BdH3bckTgYRNhygorStKPkUAcrAXE/s1600/DSCF8482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX9BLSgWeWBHn72UCk72qp1or8cFr8Z6pWMhCwIQ1mwCd3IfNJpkb5jDRUK7iNoPl5F7_mRVox3U9Ava3AjwjA3CRMBYGKsrtHeEE7Fvq3EjmNH_BdH3bckTgYRNhygorStKPkUAcrAXE/s640/DSCF8482.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>again...we fell in love with a new country...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFmJVGag6LYzQZXx_qIl0Mov6VH6RPUSabjyNHwsRVvihj9YGowfVh5WuV0rhP1mnVK1n5mfXatCtA-jppNntKInBcPqHhl9GVZB4gkN5XNReYqnOAIqSUrNJkzcxiUbz3pgPtgcz7bJj/s1600/DSCF8060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFmJVGag6LYzQZXx_qIl0Mov6VH6RPUSabjyNHwsRVvihj9YGowfVh5WuV0rhP1mnVK1n5mfXatCtA-jppNntKInBcPqHhl9GVZB4gkN5XNReYqnOAIqSUrNJkzcxiUbz3pgPtgcz7bJj/s640/DSCF8060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGAn5KqzB0Al_HL4-Rgwt0PnCTEHNfNeSenTyfEJuUSXgojzfzd8QzWADPR-jpK6SKKifp3O63mBgIGFTunEZ7i7GLpn_KOCCQCN-LJ07Ec4jMCwDUIF0ZMMgNe_oQV-3eP_uB7jDhKIX/s1600/DSCF7886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGAn5KqzB0Al_HL4-Rgwt0PnCTEHNfNeSenTyfEJuUSXgojzfzd8QzWADPR-jpK6SKKifp3O63mBgIGFTunEZ7i7GLpn_KOCCQCN-LJ07Ec4jMCwDUIF0ZMMgNe_oQV-3eP_uB7jDhKIX/s640/DSCF7886.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><br /><i><b>there is nothing to compare to these moments...</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hjhyf0TYKGpBK3lMuzvEyBb1qctvQ5aJ2dF4JVlQL9WnwYj8jc6-e2T8Xay-Oac6QuS1nWAhap-E6CNnECq120CmoikJJgmh4sZDCYCbLt7tqM58w7kEkXh1Yh_p4lHfwU-5_sQ29MjP/s1600/DSCF7935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hjhyf0TYKGpBK3lMuzvEyBb1qctvQ5aJ2dF4JVlQL9WnwYj8jc6-e2T8Xay-Oac6QuS1nWAhap-E6CNnECq120CmoikJJgmh4sZDCYCbLt7tqM58w7kEkXh1Yh_p4lHfwU-5_sQ29MjP/s640/DSCF7935.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><b><br /></b></i><br /><br />when we first moved to the english countryside from the beaches of sydney, we thought about holidays in quite a different light...<br /><br />as <i>holidays</i> perhaps more than life shaping <i>travel experiences</i>?<br /><br />maybe we have just learnt to <i>holiday </i>differently?<br /><br />our three years of travelling here, has impacted our kids in a way we didn't realise it would...<br /><br />we've not seen a <i>kid's club</i>...or a<i> tour leaflet</i>...<br /><br /><i>just us & them...& experiencing as much of *this side of the world* as we possibly can...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvrZV5jXtPKeTOX6EbnAlKF50peN0cD2Q5LU5gXqq7xgE7h3p2O5mR1MI5pItQxYGQc-NWWq1SZg6zjfMam_G6RTiuZovpSAz0wBKy8-4y4aEzziXxF1Acag_8BRLT3ZITFLAY6ucMoCq/s1600/DSCF8626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvrZV5jXtPKeTOX6EbnAlKF50peN0cD2Q5LU5gXqq7xgE7h3p2O5mR1MI5pItQxYGQc-NWWq1SZg6zjfMam_G6RTiuZovpSAz0wBKy8-4y4aEzziXxF1Acag_8BRLT3ZITFLAY6ucMoCq/s640/DSCF8626.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>all i can say to any of you thinking...contemplating a life change...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>some time abroad...moving around with children...do it...grab the moment...embrace the change...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BLnQYswHR1MrCj8EBZd2ZkPfJwWuQ6Owb41aj4x1nRJVCcml2a9AydRPlg91QQw3QWon5M_9ItVcOMjEDrvOjTr3ZEUUHc9A7h8_OWeUz3uQJTGtAiy1AtzP2V-xQ62KfoqIIzPYbB84/s1600/DSCF8657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BLnQYswHR1MrCj8EBZd2ZkPfJwWuQ6Owb41aj4x1nRJVCcml2a9AydRPlg91QQw3QWon5M_9ItVcOMjEDrvOjTr3ZEUUHc9A7h8_OWeUz3uQJTGtAiy1AtzP2V-xQ62KfoqIIzPYbB84/s640/DSCF8657.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><br />all the tiny moments of worry...stress...doubt...difficulty- & yes these are part of any life in any place-<br /><br />all of these things pale into insignificance in comparison to the big moments of life...experience &<br /><br />memory making...<br /><br /><br /><b>our time away from *our gorgeous Australia* has impacted us in ways we could never have hoped for</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>...& we feel more than blessed...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmro1-XS1ADiPesjASEdpDJC2c9eItmFFWiwEatUOBYtEKZ11N7tnzMcRTF1o65rFOiH8RQkFlWA9Rcx_G9-9axbUyIpDnKUVvFryHYT7w7I6BYc834VWeAN6Ei5i6lUorke2TdlUQFOvD/s1600/DSCF8672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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a love of travel...& life...making memories...

ciao... we are home from the gorgeous island of Gozo, off the coast of Malta... we are home...& loving our life as momentary-part-time g...

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a giveaway - sharing my love of travel & a gorgeous change of season...

<b>hello lovelies...</b><br /><b>i'm tucked up in bed on the laptop for a last little blog hop, before getting a few hours sleep & then waking up the *kiddos* for our very very very early morning trip to the island of Gozo, off the gorgeous coast of Malta...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />our last few weeks of sunshine & uninterrupted family time- <i>European Vacation-ing</i>- before the Autumn quickly becomes winter, as it does round these country parts!<br /><br />so...more of this <i>kinda thing </i>for the next two weeks...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qeN-Q97NMSF2ByclFSkndGfHEy0VVRWF4ZakQSGINejPXcvlB-aVrN3PprzScBVeoeBHWFI2V5sQSerK76t-3yTXG5pPv8ji_ytcf_qToph5lWE26r-ryAlk8TfLX1Rqnqq72_AW08QS/s1600/greekgoodlife7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qeN-Q97NMSF2ByclFSkndGfHEy0VVRWF4ZakQSGINejPXcvlB-aVrN3PprzScBVeoeBHWFI2V5sQSerK76t-3yTXG5pPv8ji_ytcf_qToph5lWE26r-ryAlk8TfLX1Rqnqq72_AW08QS/s640/greekgoodlife7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />i'll miss you - as you well know...<br /><br />but there's gonna be a give-away in here somewhere...as there always is when we do a little travelling... ;)<br /><br />the deal is...let me know a little something that you love to do when the season's are changing...<br /><br />whether you're heading into spring or autumn...(fall!)...what do you love about this time of year...?<br /><br />having lived in both hemisphere's...there is much that i love, & look forward to, about each...<br />i shared my <i>big autumn love</i> of all things <i>ruffly & crafty</i> <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/09/ruffly-autumn-wreath-love-how-to.html" style="color: #c27ba0;">here</a> -hope it inspires you a little...<br /><br />so...what about you?<br />hit me with it...<br />inspire me to totally indulge in the change of seasons...<br /><br />i'll be doing a little Maltese shopping with you in mind....<br /><br />See ya soon...i'm missing you a little already....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZSgGKRv0imGYqQUJ9ihoc0Bx7BVIkV3izcmEE9YDAJVVhyphenhyphenvWwsA2C3RfLJgti4WazoUJsQqs2Y-2oMYmLrStI355wt0pjA15XTKJIGYFVp9MZ9mzxsUy8VLiau3Tl1rG7U0vOGg7pG7X/s1600/greekgoodlife1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZSgGKRv0imGYqQUJ9ihoc0Bx7BVIkV3izcmEE9YDAJVVhyphenhyphenvWwsA2C3RfLJgti4WazoUJsQqs2Y-2oMYmLrStI355wt0pjA15XTKJIGYFVp9MZ9mzxsUy8VLiau3Tl1rG7U0vOGg7pG7X/s640/greekgoodlife1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so the give-away drill gals:</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. share with me, your love of the changing seasons.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. be a "Miss Sew & So" follower here & on FB </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. twitter/FB the giveaway if you feel the need to tweet!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. let me know what you've done-each entry counts that little bit more....</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">~~~</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy *change-of-seasons* sweet bloggy friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...in all things from the Med, covered in sunscreen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Melissa </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xxx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">PS...thanks for all your comments/messages & emails over the last few days...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i've been throwing bikini's & beach towels in bags so i'm sorry if i haven't got back to you all....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i have been thinking of you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">:)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; 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a giveaway - sharing my love of travel & a gorgeous change of season...

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loving life...

<b>travel...</b><br /><b>a gift from us to our children...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />& i'm not talkin' about endless trip to paris here people...<br />i'm talking about travelling <i>outside</i> of that part of the world that makes up your everyday...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs3uVxNGGpONJPHien6qrEVXLstY2JtGYb_wJEDE6oo41SRs9cVgtDRfTpLA859B-OrVfkF8iIlBWNL5wvn6lqptvRWB6dhZ34A2fOpheaFRMzYtZlt_lURoQllagrrFEhOfmi6v8mbwU/s1600/cow6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs3uVxNGGpONJPHien6qrEVXLstY2JtGYb_wJEDE6oo41SRs9cVgtDRfTpLA859B-OrVfkF8iIlBWNL5wvn6lqptvRWB6dhZ34A2fOpheaFRMzYtZlt_lURoQllagrrFEhOfmi6v8mbwU/s640/cow6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>that street...<br /><br />that village...<br /><br />that suburb...<br /><br />that city...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP6s6-ibVFaSgwqFa8O85DyN4ie-9xJ1e2fK5f1xUdiMeW91U6b2z4jybTvhHftiiGK19QKBrgRsepzjE5k4igan2brRw3GSqRUGRPPxlDv8Q3DcuKMvpWGUckqkqfCWZMDGDovE8EbU4/s1600/cow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP6s6-ibVFaSgwqFa8O85DyN4ie-9xJ1e2fK5f1xUdiMeW91U6b2z4jybTvhHftiiGK19QKBrgRsepzjE5k4igan2brRw3GSqRUGRPPxlDv8Q3DcuKMvpWGUckqkqfCWZMDGDovE8EbU4/s640/cow1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />that county...<br /><br />that town...<br /><br />&<br /><br />yes, that country...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLisPew_mat7wpRFv7XIyeQGKK-6IUUxkg-MLbkhihthMbrVQUMqBWgz53Glm7Skmn5DcfFH2ewymRqxqOiO0JKIYae-mDaOqkdqsgnlDTOmEPcI4lpE0eFhcuWTetEzYwHrrA6up6xaRX/s1600/cow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLisPew_mat7wpRFv7XIyeQGKK-6IUUxkg-MLbkhihthMbrVQUMqBWgz53Glm7Skmn5DcfFH2ewymRqxqOiO0JKIYae-mDaOqkdqsgnlDTOmEPcI4lpE0eFhcuWTetEzYwHrrA6up6xaRX/s640/cow2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><b>embrace all that life offers...</b><br /><b>the big & the small...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i often reflect on our life here in the english countryside...<br /><br />the day-to-day of it...<br /><br />yes, so different to our life on the australian beaches...<br /><br />but still...<br /><br />we've been here long enough to just have <i>the day-to-day</i> now...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bn0SmrOszj8681G2F-_pDKN3gk_I9vAx5BsmSLQ2gOn0qvFgAHPSg-kpL8s64eaDn8fbiM1UDwVV3jX1iJBxEP01QLQJQz5sreSgRUO5nBqNPyi8WUK7QIvvbUhX-2RJn2CFCkS4-shD/s1600/cow3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bn0SmrOszj8681G2F-_pDKN3gk_I9vAx5BsmSLQ2gOn0qvFgAHPSg-kpL8s64eaDn8fbiM1UDwVV3jX1iJBxEP01QLQJQz5sreSgRUO5nBqNPyi8WUK7QIvvbUhX-2RJn2CFCkS4-shD/s640/cow3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />the everyday of english life...<br /><br />no big city...<br /><br />no local beach...<br /><br />no traffic...<br /><br />no family...<br /><br />but oh some many other incredible blessings...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiT62m4g3WsNd1vmS_qXqsQgOF8hYRB0WNlBU8veq3BXDsA_87DpeVMzaJgcrHLTtTg9c9CldIPy5-K5DYQVyADANvwlVBrSgMYOQJ5b2pmriHJgL2YgwHOfN7ZaveVwXGZFJQXxxJ4Ey/s1600/cow9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiT62m4g3WsNd1vmS_qXqsQgOF8hYRB0WNlBU8veq3BXDsA_87DpeVMzaJgcrHLTtTg9c9CldIPy5-K5DYQVyADANvwlVBrSgMYOQJ5b2pmriHJgL2YgwHOfN7ZaveVwXGZFJQXxxJ4Ey/s640/cow9.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />lotsa other things that make up the everyday...<br /><br />forever friendships...<br /><br />school...<br /><br />work...<br /><s><br /></s><br />bills...<br /><br />life...you know the drill...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD07SoF9uSaansBrDXho8S7R8uElkAvEcduJfl7Or2tWIWV8aWcqRPVnin0b2jR77PJtNKE245gT7-pzZObv9X8RoABxLCJeelC7F1xafGu9Y3OBKrvHcBV6xQWxt0kVG6MuSe-zi-CFAk/s1600/cow10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD07SoF9uSaansBrDXho8S7R8uElkAvEcduJfl7Or2tWIWV8aWcqRPVnin0b2jR77PJtNKE245gT7-pzZObv9X8RoABxLCJeelC7F1xafGu9Y3OBKrvHcBV6xQWxt0kVG6MuSe-zi-CFAk/s640/cow10.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>so...my thoughts fall to travel of all kinds...</b><br /><b>big & small...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />another village brings a fresh outlook...<br /><br />another city new excitement...<br /><br />an undiscovered local street becomes a breath of fresh air...<br /><br /><b>you don't need to get on a plane...to travel...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBX79eO5mqySCvJeiDlAM2Fz8a6NDTtSh9MC9Z6d8AitdPJXxpcMgQuKzSmKXcGhegkAOWBgHTvxgG_3v-eTYyjSQaqJ1ipuYjdGrN0y1-RvRoF61lvZAm2MfsNI0E_Xw_Dmoth2hnjxA/s1600/cow11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBX79eO5mqySCvJeiDlAM2Fz8a6NDTtSh9MC9Z6d8AitdPJXxpcMgQuKzSmKXcGhegkAOWBgHTvxgG_3v-eTYyjSQaqJ1ipuYjdGrN0y1-RvRoF61lvZAm2MfsNI0E_Xw_Dmoth2hnjxA/s640/cow11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br />every new experience is a new place...<br /><br />it makes us more receptive to people...change...& life...<br /><br />i admit there is nothing like a week away from everyday living to make us smile, feel refreshed & maybe a little nicer to everyone...<br /><br />but still...the small discoveries can bring a small moment of that same feeling to our everyday...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>i thank my kids for this reminder...<br /><br />this week they all returned to their english schools...<br /><br />sandy-toed, beach-reared aussie kids discovering a new year in an english country school...<br /><br />their excitement was no less than the first day we walked them through unknown doors, three & a half years ago...<br /><br />their faces older...their world fuller...their parents prouder...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tZPO2utWg6VU7iJJ9n6IVnEYp5WNa4hsx2y2jL_omBzhqM5v66xHla7hIXeQYYuNU0KUYM1xFjoy7DCE22GGO31k2I1I-pSGlEUeNp1Fk6n6KTwVxdFAf0v229i8mfApF9U_VNKFJ6Yd/s1600/northumberland8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tZPO2utWg6VU7iJJ9n6IVnEYp5WNa4hsx2y2jL_omBzhqM5v66xHla7hIXeQYYuNU0KUYM1xFjoy7DCE22GGO31k2I1I-pSGlEUeNp1Fk6n6KTwVxdFAf0v229i8mfApF9U_VNKFJ6Yd/s640/northumberland8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>so...this week, whilst i seem to have endless questions about the *greater picture* of our life swirling round my head...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'm going to walk a little <i>springier</i>...<br /><br />i'm going to stop & <i>take it all</i> in a little more...<br /><br />the big & the small...<br /><br />& embrace all the travel...<br /><br />the other places...& those on my doorstep in my own little english town...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApaLUjeruiTc8xy3vtuNczpXmGpLoqFUIGrldZ7nJeJw4bEQq2hncNA2yg-h2C3lcOeDcFWX4U37hBHzX21NdTB15pv68AAwO_7xNBkemeqWvXlDl5fEPd7y2K4x93mCtqziMp3IChL_y/s1600/mokids2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApaLUjeruiTc8xy3vtuNczpXmGpLoqFUIGrldZ7nJeJw4bEQq2hncNA2yg-h2C3lcOeDcFWX4U37hBHzX21NdTB15pv68AAwO_7xNBkemeqWvXlDl5fEPd7y2K4x93mCtqziMp3IChL_y/s640/mokids2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">a little reminder of the beauty of travel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">of the good things in life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">big & small</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">travel of all kinds</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">melissa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">xox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>

loving life...

travel... a gift from us to our children... & i'm not talkin' about endless trip to paris here people... i'm talking about t...

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seaside village lovely...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>a life made lovely...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>a welsh seaside village...sand dunes...friends...happy kids...sandy toes...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">old stone buildings...crabbing...ships & salt air...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">giggles...trails through the dunes...fish & chips...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">stunning hills...beautiful estuary's...cobblestone paths...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">old pubs...antique shops...new old boxes stashed in the back of the car...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbFTrj6cTkDpR9r9Tm1_2DXtNMPGeewo3p3LUp9Ddep-qnQrqpG2t_ABz6KKbzw8MaK7Q4Bm5ScXcabR_HGc9YvyI7YwSwrrAbVkzv1AVTRso65zzXqYy5orJ5p4VBmTI72KXgQO6VnJ8/s1600/Barmouth1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4msjutubT0fTC7-C7HD-5qJTDTLJJlsBvaKKMi39GwJHpCJ91bzftumdfpMc0ziIyWLeomTGjvF1hkRrPdCOoxd5mPuKLdgF-bUmZPw6z4fzy3dTqfbmacPDVw0an9ZIoakcacJyCf31/s1600/Barmouth5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4msjutubT0fTC7-C7HD-5qJTDTLJJlsBvaKKMi39GwJHpCJ91bzftumdfpMc0ziIyWLeomTGjvF1hkRrPdCOoxd5mPuKLdgF-bUmZPw6z4fzy3dTqfbmacPDVw0an9ZIoakcacJyCf31/s640/Barmouth5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>there is absolutely nothing like time on the beach for our family...</b><br />we adore the sandy feet...<br />the knotty hair...<br />the sand dunes...<br />salty faces...<br />laughing kids...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4io8bIq0fd2IxJCDKBbz_qb5g8BPW60VHGquYAZ_zEbWkMkwXjYcs2ilXhGRJABySQOObfZ3m5M0F4GT4j0G31O3eB-0eB4OQwYiby4DZj_OlkEelbddfvwEut3qvRu6_eKTXxjMf7Rbp/s1600/Barmouth6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouCcA-79dnNRw-UM1eysbXeOwP9A93saIt9rRKdFzv0IcWiBZkC0LFuE91OwpTVFYvOwRI7F04APmoCVSKfgaRiwHKxvMLius-ubWK8ehv9C1Z5cg_8ENIrFI1z-AiUywuPCrFTpjt5Eq/s640/Barmouth8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>the welsh in the kids & their dad comes out in all it's glory...</b><br /><b>aussie welsh kids fishing, crabbing & hanging out with the locals...</b><br /><b>perfect...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36nS1UWhGqGDyJgAG8ZUSP-vhqHse37PpyeHLxfWkxalcpliKhjoRnmgkmqNP7BCgn2TPg-H6mgLTqIlGwv9ddWLlBU9yV8bOu3CG1_l9MZ8jJFPUkHeteBhNBNDp9bN4AxDZlG_9pgJK/s1600/Barmouth9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36nS1UWhGqGDyJgAG8ZUSP-vhqHse37PpyeHLxfWkxalcpliKhjoRnmgkmqNP7BCgn2TPg-H6mgLTqIlGwv9ddWLlBU9yV8bOu3CG1_l9MZ8jJFPUkHeteBhNBNDp9bN4AxDZlG_9pgJK/s640/Barmouth9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">hope you all had a wonderful weekend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">nothing like a mini break</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">in another country</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">that you can <i>drive</i> to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">...as australians we will <i>never</i> get over the excitement of doing this...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">xox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">melissa </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div>

seaside village lovely...

a life made lovely... a welsh seaside village...sand dunes...friends...happy kids...sandy toes... old stone buildings...crabbing...ships ...

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a virtual coffee in france....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>g'day....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i know this is a coffee catchup...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">but the sun is out & i'm wishing we were in a little french town i looove...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">not for coffee...but for the afternoon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">lunching on mussels...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sharing a bottle of french wine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">legs in the sun...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sandals kicked to one side...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>want to join me?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>we can do coffee's later as we head towards the beach...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0A5w-fE1W66hIRseNqU4uViTzBfCt69G8wkr-eZG9_ivOojFZmk9MmBDBWbKWe3uVthWjypBKkBbfAOvi-4biuhfDQL-DYScM7MJtcbJ24xUzv0iE3dPkoLelXZM4lLDJBvfbfb30Zd_/s1600/castle6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0A5w-fE1W66hIRseNqU4uViTzBfCt69G8wkr-eZG9_ivOojFZmk9MmBDBWbKWe3uVthWjypBKkBbfAOvi-4biuhfDQL-DYScM7MJtcbJ24xUzv0iE3dPkoLelXZM4lLDJBvfbfb30Zd_/s640/castle6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>so...it's virtual french dining in a humble seaside cafe today...</b><br /><b>sounds like heaven non!</b><br />drink up...slurp up that mussel broth & tell me how your week's been?<br />holidays at your end?<br />reading any great summer books?<br />i'm feeling a little more myself this week...<br />having the kiddos home constantly on the go is helping no doubt...<br />still...there are moments when i think i'd feel so much better just losing myself for a while in a french village....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96vBD9q8tHsqlZHBSPQZyCGDUMgX3QyrStGRDPkGU1oC9JRH2bCNiX9UnY-tGLkQOvXxrTyJ31Ap3FjiWxvB7_B-KP5f1mzSmWPL3Ue9idgPPmop83-D_ir-a8I1hyphenhyphenA5cSQJ8NCpB_Wnr/s1600/tag1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96vBD9q8tHsqlZHBSPQZyCGDUMgX3QyrStGRDPkGU1oC9JRH2bCNiX9UnY-tGLkQOvXxrTyJ31Ap3FjiWxvB7_B-KP5f1mzSmWPL3Ue9idgPPmop83-D_ir-a8I1hyphenhyphenA5cSQJ8NCpB_Wnr/s640/tag1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><b>if we were really having a lunch together...speaking <s>broken school book</s> french...</b><br />i'd be wearing my new summer sandals...<br />they make me feel all from another time...<br />they make me want to sit ankles in the sun...pouring wine with friends...<br />funny how shoes bought in england on an overcast, muggy summers day can transport me to another climate...another place where we can just sit & ponder our day together...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMllzszJKbuyG8EvJXIZVwAIqDiLK2t2nleiHJ60ksT4yW8K7mYcMcvT-r0kR8d-BndaQauXtKg5ERsnK7LgyoP86WjLrlgMoMXI_aJnSzldAgBr43vdkHoNkZs1LeUHuGVZz_mp_XuM8/s1600/shoes1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMllzszJKbuyG8EvJXIZVwAIqDiLK2t2nleiHJ60ksT4yW8K7mYcMcvT-r0kR8d-BndaQauXtKg5ERsnK7LgyoP86WjLrlgMoMXI_aJnSzldAgBr43vdkHoNkZs1LeUHuGVZz_mp_XuM8/s400/shoes1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>and then after we've had that gorgeous french pot of seafood, finished our vino & gathered the kids...</b><br />we'll be lovely *yes*mums...*oui oui mama's*...& buy the gang an icecream & head down to the beach with them all in tow...<br />happy days...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JH6pK5N4MQqAmi3G4Zh1GJCSfsEW0-uou1Jfxvq5PZ9KSEPx9uUyahyc-5q92dM65kIIp9FVZwQv-kNzJBU_TT4_3U1Jl6IO0rqYRtF-WliC-th-M5GWLn1_3RvhmupsHB8FQHn9yWIR/s1600/france.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JH6pK5N4MQqAmi3G4Zh1GJCSfsEW0-uou1Jfxvq5PZ9KSEPx9uUyahyc-5q92dM65kIIp9FVZwQv-kNzJBU_TT4_3U1Jl6IO0rqYRtF-WliC-th-M5GWLn1_3RvhmupsHB8FQHn9yWIR/s640/france.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>what do you think?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>let's take our virtual coffee's to a french beach together...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">let's just hang out & put our faces in the sun...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">plan our brocante hop for the afternoon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">organise how we fill my people mover with french chippy chairs that the husbands will thank us for...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a bbq always tastes better when sitting on chippy french garden chairs- <i>i promise!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ2XRMD1qgvI1hsjp6U8N40kZJAeNKHv_jBclnyBbYVv7JwQ6NTv0fX1qD8q8_YOdXcbkxQH826-PKPa0A1kR4_yGzpRnCHdwdeHF1NOmCO0lOFBGq-VZjYlDHC7VlAqSuV1Vmryuu0dP/s1600/fr+coffee1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJ2XRMD1qgvI1hsjp6U8N40kZJAeNKHv_jBclnyBbYVv7JwQ6NTv0fX1qD8q8_YOdXcbkxQH826-PKPa0A1kR4_yGzpRnCHdwdeHF1NOmCO0lOFBGq-VZjYlDHC7VlAqSuV1Vmryuu0dP/s640/fr+coffee1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>and then we could head out for a little french culture...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>you know give the kids something to tell their teachers about ;)....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">an old monastry...in a village...near the seaside in france...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sounds like heaven...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i'll collect you after i sort out the car...the kids...the washing...the cat...the husband...& the villa....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcERvpOR1ghGNmZpgM2oRNcRrQWWzdXFJgHSpvpmGTZrGLHapLU4ynFZxsNlz568wenRgdUPfRywv9xPdXb7wh1e3fsi7ptSdNIwl77EHzlESs2rM_dE3lg8ay7SIF7cVZl38uGA7GrEB/s1600/tpot8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcERvpOR1ghGNmZpgM2oRNcRrQWWzdXFJgHSpvpmGTZrGLHapLU4ynFZxsNlz568wenRgdUPfRywv9xPdXb7wh1e3fsi7ptSdNIwl77EHzlESs2rM_dE3lg8ay7SIF7cVZl38uGA7GrEB/s640/tpot8.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">happy days people...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">very happy french chippy, legs-in-the-sun kinda day....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">what time will i swing past for you....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">xox</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">check out some more nattering over coffees at amy's <a href="http://amyluckynumber13.blogspot.com/2011/08/virtual-coffee.html">*here*</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

a virtual coffee in france....

g'day.... i know this is a coffee catchup... but the sun is out & i'm wishing we were in a little french town i looove... not fo...

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