The Things I think About

Greetings people of the world, greetings to my family and friends, each and every one of you is welcome here.

This is my space, and I aim to use it to voice my feelings, to share images from my life, to show you how I make things from the raw materials I find in this beautiful land I am currently custodian of.

I live with my American husband deep within the juniper forest, far from “civiliation”, along the Moggollon Rim, in the White Mountains of the incredibly beautiful south Easten USA state of Arizona.

Don’t get me wrong, I am an Australian by birth, and my heart is firmly attached to that wonderous ancient land, however, I also find myself feeling very at home here.

This Juniper forest is ancient. The smell of it evokes memories I did not know I had. The soil, the waterways, the birds, the fossils I find…all make me feel that I belong, and that I am welcomed here. I climb mountains, and scramble over rocks, I walk in beauty everyday. I am fitter and healthier now than when I first embarked upon this journey…the journey I hope to share with you. It is a journey of self discovery, of awakening, of a deep connection with nature, that while I always knew I possessed, did not feel quite so deeply until now. My journey is a journey of intense and deeply satisfying gratitude, it encompasses soul searching, travelling, lonliness, adventure and the discovery of peace within myself. It is about learning to like, and then to love myself, flaws and all, mistakes and all, for without any single experience, I would not be the human I am today. I have no regrets. I can only express gratitude to this planet for my life, for the wonderous sights my eyes are gifted with, for simply being and for being here…every day, I walk in the forest,and everyday I am gifted by the forest, by our Mother, and everyday, I make an offering to her, and a gift from my heart.