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IT ’S BEEN A MONT H OF GOODBYES AS W E PR EPAR E TO LEAV E T HE UK FOR T HE NEW SKIES AND NEW SEA S OF T HE KINGDOM OF BA HR A IN. W IT H T HIS LOOMING I WAS GIFT ED A T R IP TO PAR IS TO SEE SOME OF MY CLOSEST FR IENDS BEFOR E W E FLY. ON LOOKING BACK AT T HE PIX T HIS ROMAN SCULPTUR E, ON DISPL AY AT T HE MUSÉE RODIN, FELT A POIGNA NT SYMBOL OF PARTING WAYS : LOOKING IN DIFFER ENT DIR ECT IONS BUT FOR EV ER CONNECT ED 2
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I’V E LIV ED A PR ET T Y BOHO LIFE SINCE LEAV ING MY T INY ISLA ND HOME OF BAR BA D OS FOR T HE GR EAT ER ISLAND OF BR ITA IN 21 YRS AGO, SO MY ADV ENTUROUS SPIR IT IS T HR ILLED TO BE MA KING A NEW MOV E, BUT NOT W IT HOU T SOME T R EPIDAT ION A S T HE MIDDLE EA ST HA S ITS COMPLEXIT IES.
NEW CH ALLENGES AND A PINCH OF FEAR A DD TO T HE ADR ENALINE BUT I SEEM TO FAIR BETTER WHEN T HROW N INTO T HE DEEP END SO I WA S ON BOA R D W IT HOU T HESITAT ION ONCE HUSBAND H AD R ESOLV ED HIS OW N CONCER NS . WE A LSO A R E COMFORT ED BY T HE FACT T HAT W E A R EN’ T A LONE IN T HIS JOUR NEY A ND H AV E EACH OT HER FOR SUPPORT.
BA HR A IN IS NEW TO ME IN TH AT I DIDN’ T KNOW MU CH IF A NYT HING ABOU T T HIS SMA LL DESERT ISLA ND KINGDOM BUT IT SEEMS THER E AR E MANY ‘ SIGNS’ THAT MA KE IT NO SUR PR ISE THAT THIS WILL BE MY NEW HOME. I LOV E MY SIGNS A ND A M A GR EAT BELIEVER IN ‘THINGS HAPPEN FOR A R EASON’ . FOR ONE IT’S AN ISL AND W HICH BEGINS W ITH ‘B’, PROMISES TO BE AN ADDIT IONA L FACET TO MY BEACH , BOHO BOURGEOIS EXIST ENCE A ND WILL ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE TO GROW ENV IE W IT HIN A N ET HNICALLY CULT UR A LLY R ICH MELT ING POT OF EA ST ER N DELIGHTS.
SO W HILST SAYING AU R EVOIR IS L ACED WIT H SA DNESS I AM QUICKLY R EMINDED OF HOW FORTUNAT E W E AR E TO H AV E T HIS OPPORTUNIT Y TO LIV E LIFE FROM A NEW POINT OF V IEW. THE MIDDLE EA ST IS R IFE W ITH CONFLICT IN MA NY GUISES. WE TAKE T HIS V ERY SER IOUSLY BUT I BELIEVE W IT H AN OPEN HEART, AN INFINIT E CUR IOUSIT Y, GR EAT R ESPECT FOR CULTUR AL DIFFER ENCES AND A WILLINGNESS TO LEA R N T HIS EXPER IENCE MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST Y ET!
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QUICK STOP IN B A R B A D OS THIS MON T H FOR MY LI T TLE B ROT HER S WEDDING . A LWAYS LOVE THE DÉCOR AT M Y SUR ROGAT E HOME { CHEZ T HE BFF} OF THIS PALEST PINK PA LET TE, LUSH, VER DANT GR EENS AND COLONIA L CL A SSICS. 9
T R O P I C O L O U R AUTUMN IN THE TROPICS IS WILD WITH COLOUR AND TRANSLATES TO A SUMPTUOUS INTERIOR WHICH WILL FILL YOUR HOME WITH THOSE WARM TRADE WINDS ALL THROUGH THE WINTER
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Vertigo Grand Pendant : Constance Guisset | Nerys Table Lamp in Aurora : William Yeoward | Keraton Chest : Lombok | Saturday Sofa in Oxblood soft wool : sofa.com | Shambhala cushion in Coral : Oka | Mutabi cushion : John Robshaw | Raw silk cushion in Vintage Rose : Oka | Belves coffee table : Oka | Reflections Rug : The Rug Company | Lohals Rug : Ikea | 11 Harlequin Hurricane Lamp : Oka | Café Rose Candle : Tom Ford
LUST LOVE LIVE
I adore the Guy Goodfellow fabric collection ! Totally satisfies the ENVIE aesthetic of marrying timeless, ethnic and effortless design | www.guygoodfellowcollection.com 12
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