Pansies magical light play

 My solar lights make magic on a night ..

Compassion in Politics

Sad to miss this meeting in parliament last week ..as I have been having giddy episodes, so sent my apologies. I managed to get an appointment with my Practice Nurse and we are on an action plan to home self monitor my BP .. I must keep strong to help be a voice for others. This meeting was a huge success and yes we need Compassion in Politics cross all parties. 💗

 

Mentoring across borders

Age-Platform Europe Mentoring across borders

Selection of slides from this morning zoom........and we in Brexitland UK can join in as I asked. I love this idea of mentoring young and old coming together to learn and share and help develop together.
 

Awesome Monday

yesterday I was sent an Angel to help me. Let me explain I had finished the two cardigans for my Syrian princesses in Belgium but was getting down thinking of the brexit issue of posting them and with cost of living not enough to travel to Belgium to take them and visit. I had put my concern on my facebook. Then I found a message from my friend Margarite that she was traveling to France to join another friend Sophie on a workshop there. She would take them and post them from France to Belgium. Oh the joy of this as it used to be for us before brexit when we could post as part of EU with no problems and them get the gifts within 3-4 days.  So Margarite said she was going to Saatchi Gallery near Sloane Square to take her Ukrainian friend to see the Ukraine Folk Art exhibition there. I could meet her and give the cardigans for her to pack in her luggage as she travelled to France the next day ..today as I write this post. Wowee was it not only a solution but we had a great time together looking at the artwork.. loving the colours and the story behind each study on display. Some of the artwork is suspended as the artist painted on both sides of the paper so they have displayed with both side on view. I am going to visit again as I am intrigued by the story of the artist and her work. Plus all this time living in London had not been to this gallery. Yet spent time in and near Sloane Square over the years. Its a lovely place to meet up with lovely cafes and restaurants nearby.  I have made Juliya my Ukraine friend aware of this exhibition too. So an uplifting Monday and one of coming together to problem solve.

 

Conversation over Chocolates

I no longer have Grandchildren but GrandAdults.. My second granddaughter Olivia was 22 years last week. Debbie my daughter and other granddaughters had a birthday weekend in Bournemouth and had fun visiting the Aquarium there.  But last Thursday I was sat with Olivia in good conversation of her work as a Teacher Assistant with special needs children. She is showing a good aptitude for this specialism and coming up with good ideas to help the children develop. The parents in gratitude have been buying gifts for her.  So we shared some of the chocolates together. She is in this employment while studying a degree in Creative writing. Writing we encouraged when she was a young girl. We used to use powerpoint to write stories and use clipart to illustrate. We would love reading stories but came up with the idea of why don't we write stories too.. She has a good career ahead of her. My youngest granddaughter Errin is also getting the desire to go into teaching. She has a flare of artwork.
 

Awesome Ballet at Eton

it is now over a week ago that I had the privilege to be with my Ukrainian family that I am friends with. It was the most moving experience to see their daughter dance in the ballet production of Alice in Wonderland at Eton College. She was the most prettiest butterfly in a Primrose colour costume. What was so awesome is that we were able to skype her grandfather back in Ukraine defending his country. So there we were sat in the auditorium connecting with Ukraine. Gives me goosepimples to recall this moment. Something very special has been happening with this family safe here in the UK not only their daughter dances in Eton but their son has sung in the choir at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. The opportunity fantastic and safe with us all caring for them. Here is a selection of photos of the day at Eton. 

The ballet production was very well choregraphed with all ages from the school. It was a very clever way that they put together the twirling dizzy twist and turn of Alice falling down the rabbit hole. So cute the young baby ballerinas as baby bunny rabbits complete with twerking their bunny tails lol ohhhh bless them. There were some in the older school that were clearly showing their talent and destined for a career on the stage. The Queen of Hearts performer and huge success. The mad hatter performed by a dancer with an Indian classical dance background was brilliant at her skill of facial expressions and movement. 

I got to meet the founder of the School and we all send her love and healing prayers as she is on a journey with battling cancer. So the day had an collection for the MacMillan Cancer Support She can be proud of her opening the doors to creative dance and talent among her students.

this is the link to the Susan Handy School of Dance

 

Knitting delight

 

I have really enjoyed this knitting pattern good fun to create with the flowers on the pockets too. I enjoyed finding buttons to enhance too. that was a successful find in John Lewis on Oxford street. I have used a twinkle yarn that sparkles in the light and made one each for my Princesses in Belgium. the colour a deep grey/greeny..  My friend taking them to post in EU with thanks.   

As I enjoyed this pattern so much I am planning more in various colours, yarns and sizes.. One of my elderly neighbours, a keen knitter liked the look of the pattern so I have photocopied and enlarged to help her with her eyesight reading the instructions. 

Syrian Teenager Inspires- You Can Change The World

Just been reading from this book I got from Charville library .. full of inspirational teenagers .. blown away by this story of Maya a Syrian refugee that came to UK to be settled in Birmingham and has become first Syrian female pilot. Actually studied aviation engineering at Brunel University..  Such a powerful young woman been in our midst here locally. Extra fascinating for me given my years of befriending a Syrian refugee family Family Link Up