Do what fills your glitter pouch…. Livonne

I dont have heaps to share with you today and that is not such a bad thing. In fact, I’m sure you’re all relieved about that. But the reason why is that I just created today. Well in between eating and shooting a few things that is. I woke up with vertigo today and everytime I tried to walk, I did a few extra laps of the room before I got to where I needed to be. Walking in a straight line was beyond me today. Still my vision wasn’t disturbed, just severe dizziness, which came and went. As per usual, I opened my bedroom window as I do everyday here, just to admire the gorgeous view.

I decided I would have a quiet day just working on art. That is of course, after breakfast , long leisurely chats and a few cups of tea. Not having french baguettes for breakfast every day is going to be a real struggle when I get home. I need a french live in chef to bake for me. I was very careful walking up or down stairs in fear of falling if I suddenly got dizzy but everyone was great and if I needed anything away from my work area, they would get it for me.

Everyone seemed to go their own way this morning and were all busy working away. I think a few people have tried to do different work while they were here but have realised they create what they do because it soothes their soul, or as I like to call it, it fills their glitter pouch. What’s a glitter pouch you might ask? A glitter pouch is where you keep all the good stuff. It’s where rainbows abound and where smiles are born. The glitter pouch is that place where you keep your dreams until you’re ready for them to start to come true. It’s where happiness bubbles up and tickles your nose to make you laugh. It’s a place where laughter is around every corner.

So why spend your life doing something you think you SHOULD do when you could just as easily spend it doing something you love? It would probably take up the same amount of energy but the one you don’t love is going to seem so much harder to do. Sometimes though, we have to do what we think we should do just so we know that it does not make us happy and by excluding those things, we find what our true passion or love is. So it’s great to see all these glitter pouches being well stocked today.

By lunch time I was feeling better and I had spent the morning creating a new image I’m working on, so I felt a little more productive than usual. I am a composite artist generally so when the background I had planned to use didn’t work, I was feeling steady enough to go and reshoot the particular part of the garden I wanted to use. Then of course, I went a bit further up the back where I hadn’t been yet. Mostly because I thought it wasn’t on this property and didn’t want to be charged with trespass in another country.

Right up past the garden and the sauna room is a fire pit, a tennis court and a pool They are fairly hidden from sight by the fence and buildings up the back. I was sure when I’d looked at the chateau before coming here that it said a tennis court and a pool, so I did pack bathers in case it was warm when we got here. Then I thought I must have imagined it as I hadn’t found them but no, they do exist. Of course, it’s nowhere near warm enough to swim even though the weather has been perfect for me.. I hate hot weather.

It was quite beautiful up there with some statues that I wasn’t expecting but when I walked up there with my camera AND my phone, not only did the camera battery die but so did the phone. I must remember to charge stuff more often. The problem is, I’m too busy getting to know these gorgeous people to worry about such mundane matters. Anyway, I got the background on my camera and a few snaps on the phone before they both decided to teach me a lesson in checking battery life.

Wandering back into the chateau, I sat down again and started to process the background shot. It worked out great this time and I sat for the afternoon creating. I’m almost finished that image. I am running out of time to do all I want to do here but will take all the photos then finish editing those I don’t finish when I get home. Before I knew it, the day had gone. I think the hours are shorter here.. There must only be 18 hours in a day, not 24 because they are flying by and I can’t ever seem to find enough time to do everything I want to do. (which let’s be honest, is mainly eating drinking and chatting.)

Dinner was complete comfort food tonight. We had Chicken Provencale, Pasta Mornay (let’s be honest, it was mac and cheese), a crumbed cauliflower dish and braised leeks with beets. It was all so delicious again and like I say, it was comfort food. I could have been on my couch, in my jammies, watching tv and eating that food and it would have been as comforting as that meal tonight was. Again, I need a chef to cook for me when I get home. I’ve become quite acustomed to this luxury.

After dinner we sat and chatted for a bit then all headed off to bed. Washing was dried, folded and put away before I had a shower and sat to write this. So only a few pics today and not much to talk about as I was busy creating, but it was still a great day. This is an experience that will stay with me for life.

Happy filling your glitter pouch… Livvy xxx