world peace day

So, until recently I didn't even know who Jeremy Gilley was, let alone the fact that in 1999 he founded Peace One Day.  I am so inspired by the vision, dreams and motivations that can lead individuals to make such huge interventions.

Peace One Day is non-profit organisation, impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, corporation or religious creed.  In 2001 it achieved it's primary objective with UN member states formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence, now fixed in the global calender on 21 September

WORLD PEACE DAY.

Look at the website to see what difference one day of peace each year could make to this planet.  Food, vaccines, other supplies can reach those in need.  Differences can be made by small gestures and we can all look at our own lives and consider what action of peace we can offer up on a day like this.  Even if we just think about peace and talk to our families about what it means and try to live in more peaceful way in our own day to day lives we can make a difference.

Barefoot Books has a beautiful new title encompassing the spirit of world, peace and family. We are donating a copy to our local school library to mark World Peace Day 2007.

One City, Two Brothers

Wishing you a peaceful day, wherever you are.

dame anita roddick

I salut you.  What amazing things you did with your life, what a difference you made.  You opened the eyes of a generation - women can make it in business, fairtrade is the only way to go.   You reached out and inspired, and your memory will continue to do so...............

"If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just."

Anita Roddick



imagination

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein

This is a favourite quote of mine discovered through Barefoot Books. 

On the subject of imagination let me share with you a fabulous book published by Tate Publishing :

'Imagine'by Herve Tullet

I'll let the pages speak for themselves.  

My boys (age 7 and 6) adore this book and I have other much loved Herve Tullet titles that I will share with you in other posts. In the meantime, enjoy and 'imagine'......

blow the dust off

Dear blog, forgive me - it has been over 2 whole weeks since my last post.

I always think that I will have more time to do 'my things' when my husband is home with us all but of course it never works out like that - we all get too busy just being together and making the most of being our unit of 5 for a while.  He left in the small hours for a further 3 weeks so I find myself with more time to myself again (boo).

Talking of 'my rock' I really should have put this photo into my last post.  It's a pretty dramatic shot of one of the oaks in our garden and I'd forgotten all about it until flicking through picasa earlier today looking for something else entirely. 

Aside from my adoration of trees, I also have an ongoing fixation with old books and have been stocking up my collection of penguin orange covers, king penguins, and not forgetting Ant and Bee.  I also found  a lovely early copy Shakespeare's Sonnets in Oxfam on a recent visit to Cambridge (always a great town for finding quality second hand books).

I spied a lovely antiques shop whilst out the other night with lot of old books tucked away into dark corners, so shall be returning there shortly to see if there are any treasures to unearth.  I love the history of old books - the textures, the smell, the dust, the scribbled names, addresses or class numbers.  I like to wonder about who has read the books before me and what their lives were like and how the book may have influenced them.  

Oh, and I haven't given up on my sewing machine yet either!  More of that in the next few weeks too (I can tell you can't wait!).  Tif bought me a lovely Japanese craft book on her trip home to the UK so I can't fail to be inspired now.  Whilst I wait for that inspiration to transpire into physical activity though I shall eat some of these utterly devine choccies that I received as a little homecoming treat.  Yummy.