Surrender to yourself.

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evening sky from our place
full moon from our place

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  • the latest adventure

    I am sitting in our apartment with my morning coffee watching the weather come in. It was very warm over night and we still have winter bedding in use, which means I was too hot and didn’t sleep well. We had a couple of warm spring days and I’m not…

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  • but wait, there’s more…

    but wait, there’s more…

    25 years ago this month we moved into the house we have now sold. We lived in another very cute and lovely house for 7…

  • the mo-poke is back…

    the mo-poke is back…

    A few weeks ago in the wee hours of the still, dark morning I heard the familiar two toned, almost mournful, sound ‘mo-poke…mo-poke…mo-poke’. It is…

  • the desk…

    the desk…

    As 2024 closed I was processing the many events of the year, not least our recent trip to the subantarctic. That trip was always a…

  • home from the sea…

    home from the sea…

    Home again from the rolling sea, home again are we, home again from the sea… I know it has been a while since I’ve published…

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I’m Ardys, the creator and author behind this blog. I’ve found great joy in the unexpected and tiny things in life, as well as some big ones…and in between is where I’ve learned my lessons. I like to write, take photos and paint and I hope it resonates with you.