What are our gypsy dreams?
I was preparing dinner out by the gypsy wagon last night, thinking about this very question. Gypsy dreams are beautiful, dreamy, romantic, filled with guitar and laughter, billowing gowns and an abundance of free spirits...
I thought I was not going to be able to be a part of Celia's Gypsy Dreams party, as I have my own real life gypsies coming for a weekend visit. But, I snuck in at the last minute.
The light was incredible last night. It was gripping really. The sort of light that can grasp your heart, and bring you back to you. To who you really are, filled with wishes and dreams. The you that you hold so deep inside, that only you know, that you.
We are drawn to living a free life, with arms outstretched, feeling the breeze caressing us. Telling us everything is going to be okay...
Assuring us that, we are living our authentic life.
The tiny little bit of gypsy life that I taste in my gypsy garden, is every bit as beautiful as the dream. But the one thing it is not, is easy. And yet, it seems worth it...
And so, I invite you into my little world, for a morsel, a sip...
Choosing bell peppers and...
Herbs - chives, basil, for our dinner...
The glow, of evening glow, greets us..
It is the most important guest.
It helps to season the makings...
We have sliced so many tomatoes, bubbling in the pot with garlic and sweet onions, carrots, celery, spices, stock, olive oil, wine....
The aroma is decadent...
Pesto and flat bread are served in abundance...
Some choose a cinnamon mint tea blend, straight from my grandmother's kitchen...
Others choose a hearty and rich red wine, with just a hint of sweetness. Voyaged in a ship, hundreds of years ago, opened for you tonight...
Pups play, people dance.
Violin and guitar meld, floating into the air, like a faint and beautiful crying of the heart...
Everyone is adorned with the most delicious textiles, and bangles...
Details that make you weep with their beauty. Work of ancient hands...
There is plenty of room to sleep, not that any proper gypsy would even think of sleeping on such a beautiful evening...
Get cozy in the gypsy wagon...
Matty might even keep you warm...
Or...
Find your way to the room under the trees...
Cozy and blissful...
A place to hide...
And rest...
With its very own bath...
As laundry dries, and dinner is being made...
The sun sets.
That awe inspiring sun, with its last golden glimmer of the day...
So, we light our candles, and get ready for a long night of pure merriment...
We'll be waiting for you...
Gypsy dreams abound........♥
Visit Celia's Gypsy Dreams party right here. I am a little early, as I have a nutty weekend on the horizon. Miss Celia, thank you for hosting such a beautiful event!
(all of my gypsy related posts can be found here)
See you very soon!
Love, V
Oh me, I forgot! In honor of this event, I have a secret gypsy sachet of treats to giveaway. Leave a greeting in comments, and I will select a name (at random) out of a hat, in a couple of days.
ps: The Halloween Party date is set for October 22nd, but I will come back with more details in a couple of days.
pss: A rotten little night video I took in my gypsy garden a while back, you may remember it? I had forgotten all about it. Perfect for sharing today me thinks...
