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I live many adventures;

Through dreams and endless books,

I close my eyes and I can be anywhere I want to be.

My life however, is far too typical and grey.

I work in an office, I cook dinner in the evening, I wait for the weekend.

On very rare occasions however, we take ourselves away to live the dream.

This summer we visited the little Greek island of Kefalonia.

I love everything about holidays. Being able to spend time doing whatever you want, in the sun and with no worries. But knowing that you will return to your safe little home at the end of it, to relive it all in your head for the next year.

One day we hired a car, bought a map, packed lunch and drove round the whole island.

It was my favourite day of the year. Driving down dirt tracks to tiny beaches, surrounded by the smell of rosemary and paddling in the bright turquoise sea.

Obviously we got lost and argued over the map, but it was lovely to explore such a beautiful and unspoilt place.

Oh darling, lets be adventurers.

Gemma
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Now Blank Page.

After years of following and reading other blogs, I've taken the plunge! 
I am creating my own corner of the internet!

I work long hours and find there is less and less time to do the things I actually really enjoy in life. I know so many people feel the same, that by the time you get home in the evening you simply can't be bothered to get the paintbrushes and that new canvas out that you've been dreaming about all day, and you're just too tired to go outside and plant out the little seedlings you've been tending to on your windowsill for weeks.

But these things should be the most important parts of your day, because they're the parts that make it worth while. And by ignoring them and letting them slide by, there's less and less colour in your life.

So here's a blank page I will fill with colour.

Gemma
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