This weekend I went to a festival called 'Give' with my friend Nikki and her three gorgeous little girls.
The theme was orange...
This is what it was written on the festival programme:
"When love beckons to you, follow it, though its ways are hard and steep.
And when its wings enfold you yield to it, though the sword hidden among its pinions may wound you.
And when it speaks to you believe in it,
Though its voice may shatter your dreams as the North wind lays waste the garden.
For even as it crowns you so shall it crucify you. Even as it is for your growth so is it for your pruning.
Even as it ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the Sun,
So shall it descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the Earth".
(Khalil Gibran)
It was so good to be camping, to be outside in the middle of the countryside. the first evening was lovely and sunny, and after that the rain began, but we managed not to get toooo wet!
I learnt how to hula hoop for the first time :-) (taught by 8 year-old Tilly!)
We had brought extra food to GIVE away, and did our best to be warm and friendly and open with everyone we met. We danced lots, and drummed, and hula-hooped, and ate lots of cake, and drank chai tea, and danced some more!
I especially loved hanging out with my little friends. They teach me about love, about innocence, about accepting people, about imagination and fun. Some of my favourite bits were...
Watching Tilly chasing butterflies,
Dancing to house music on hay bales with Grace, who looked so glamourous in her heart shaped sunglasses and raincoat, topped off with wellies and pink leggings!!
Anya playing stuck in the mud in the mud with herself :-)
SO hooray for festivals, for dancing, and for friends.
The theme was orange...
This is what it was written on the festival programme:
"When love beckons to you, follow it, though its ways are hard and steep.
And when its wings enfold you yield to it, though the sword hidden among its pinions may wound you.
And when it speaks to you believe in it,
Though its voice may shatter your dreams as the North wind lays waste the garden.
For even as it crowns you so shall it crucify you. Even as it is for your growth so is it for your pruning.
Even as it ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the Sun,
So shall it descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the Earth".
(Khalil Gibran)
I learnt how to hula hoop for the first time :-) (taught by 8 year-old Tilly!)
We had brought extra food to GIVE away, and did our best to be warm and friendly and open with everyone we met. We danced lots, and drummed, and hula-hooped, and ate lots of cake, and drank chai tea, and danced some more!
I especially loved hanging out with my little friends. They teach me about love, about innocence, about accepting people, about imagination and fun. Some of my favourite bits were...
Watching Tilly chasing butterflies,
Dancing to house music on hay bales with Grace, who looked so glamourous in her heart shaped sunglasses and raincoat, topped off with wellies and pink leggings!!
Anya playing stuck in the mud in the mud with herself :-)
SO hooray for festivals, for dancing, and for friends.
2 comments:
Awesome!
I miss Brighton!!!!
It wasn't actually in Brighton, but definitely had a Brighton vibe :)
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