Mirleft, Morocco: and a tale of the simple life

Sometimes, I feel overstuffed.  Like I have so much. So many things. 

That's when it's helpful to get back to the basics.

Simple starts to the day.

Friends whom you love.

Wholesome food.

 

Games you played when you were in little.

Handwoven anything.

Splashes of color.

Curtains made from something you have.

 Bouqets from the garden.

Where's simple in your life?

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PS Super talented author and teacher Elizabeth Wix is teaching a writing workshop at Peacock Pavilions this February!  Are you a writer or want-to-be writer?  Maybe this is for you.  Let's spend time together in Marrakech!  Read more about it right here.

Mirleft Morocco: and a tale of dancing

It was a night like other nights but yet entirely different. Because they were in Mirleft. A place where the mountains meet the sea in Morocco.

It was twilight and she wore a dress. They sat in the kitchen at a big old table, the wood gleaming.

A glass of wine, a story or two. She laughed and laughed again.

That’s when he turned on the music. And asked his wife to dance.

French photographer Delphine Warin. Moroccan lighting designer Souhail Tazi. One evening in Mirleft.

Ain Sokhna, Egypt: and a tale of the alabaster sky

Just 2 hours from Cairo there's a haven, called Ain Sokhna.  A respite from Cairo's heat, noise, and pollution.  A place, most importantly, on the sea.

And so it was that  a colleague and I....

Or really, two colleagues and I.....

Well, actually 10 colleagues and I made our way there.  To Ain Sokhna.

We stayed in the Stella Di Mare Golf Hotel & Resort.

Mmmm...old world and pretty.

Oh, even the details were lovely.

But I envied him most of all.

Because he lived under a paneled real alabaster sky......

Find out more here about Stella Di Mare Golf Hotel & Resort in Ain Sokhna.

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PS I leave for surf camp in Mirleft, Morocco tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow.  Follow my sandy adventures on Twitter right here.

Ava Reese: A tale of clarity

I'm a girl in love with color.  I'm a girl in love with pattern.  I'm a girl in love with strange and complicated things.

But my brain is a crowded place right now.  I need simplicity, I need purity, I need meditation.

Look what I just bought.

Ava Reese bag:  handmade tote is made from Italian wool blend felt. The bottom half is in charcoal grey and the top half is in winter white. The handles are grosgrain ribbon.

Bought right here for $40.

Many thanks to Automatism for the tip.