Sometimes it amazes me how connected our global community is. Although we are so far away, we spent some time this week telling the boys about the life of the man the world is mourning. The distance that divides us is made even more surreal with the fact that it is truly a winter wonderland here right now as the longest night approaches.
Night falls early and we spend our time talking & reading together in our cozy pajamas - United States
On the other side of the world our friends spent the week remembering and celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela. Here Aidan used his creative talents to make artwork with hand-prints, like Mandela did in his Impressions of Africa series. See these beautiful images for yourself at this website. http://www.nelsonmandelaart.
(with thanks to Aunt Andy for the addition of the fig leaf! :-)
In Vanessa's words on the day of Mandela's funeral ~
"We celebrated him today with a picnic with an old friend of Sean's and
her son at Noordhoek common. It
certainly is a lovely memory of this day to have watched our boys play
in a stream and eat healthy food and be thankful for all we have and for
the wonderful spirit and soul of Mandela which will never leave us."
Inspired by Soulemama - {this moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo few photos - no words - some words :-)
capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary
moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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