Auld Lang Syne

Farewell 2011! It was a year of good memories, beautiful moments, successes achieved and ambitions realised. There were many good times with friends and family, new jobs, new hairstyles and new shoes. I was chuffed to have an illustration chosen for a nationally distributed postcard, and a childhood dream was fulfilled: I crossed the Straits of Gibraltar. I travelled to Europe and sailed to Africa, saw wonderful things and met fascinating people (and a very kind and helpful Aussie who rescued me when I was stranded at midnight in Chefchaouen with a dollar or two in my purse).

Every year I become a little wiser. I’ve learned savour those moments that will never come again, and to appreciate the commonplace (clouds in a blue sky) – and the not so (phallic pastries wrapped in cellophane and red ribbons). Live in the present, hope for the future. Hello 2012!