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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It all started in winter 2012 when a few of my girl friends suggested we should go run the Brighton half marathon together; I was in a broken chain of half-hearted relationships and way too much vino, so thought this would give myself a nice challenge to step up to. Then as the runs go longer and further and faster, running becomes a habit, a fabric and a rhythm of life, an always much devoured break from the chimes of daily chores, through the sun and rain and occasional moonshine. In running, there is no destination, there is no sorrow. Only a moving meditation, a happy discipline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Routine:</i> I usually run alone or with the boy but I also enjoy running with the lovely London/Manchester women group <a href="http://wmnrun.com/">WMN RUN</a>. I replenish with natural snacks made by the team at <a href="https://wearetribe.co/">Tribe</a> (they run great running challenges too)- or fuelled by Haribo. I no longer have energy gels after having too much of them during marathon race/training: they just do not feel natural or nourishing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>My favourite routes: </i>Along River Lea then the Regent's Canal and River Thames. Hampstead Heath via the much dreaded Swain's Lane. Hill sprints at my local Alexandra Palace/Muswell Hill. The beautiful overgrown stretch of 3K the Parkland Walk. Wendover (a trail half marathon route by <a href="http://www.trailscape.co.uk/items/west-5.php">Rail to Trail</a>, within an hour train ride from London). Box Hill. Run up any muddy hills in Snowdonia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. The wilderness was perfect. Every time I think of those perfect few days spent on the water and under the vast sky - my heart is still. There has been a lot of undercurrents in the face of apparent calm water at present, but all shall be well. We shall sail through (practising mindfulness) -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5. I've found the perfect house to move to next - creamy white wall with laurel green window frames, stripped down wooden floor, looking over a cosy rose garden. Plus rugs! Plus a direct bus to Cafe Oto! I cannot really ask for more (in London)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">- Almost there! Currently knee-deep in revision materials (and a mix of excitement and angst, washing over an already crumbling shore). But in the midst of chaos, there is always room for quietude, thoughts and happiness. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Letters to Monica</i> by Philip Larkin (more like an all time favourite)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Swimming Studies</i> by Leanne Shapton</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Kitchen Diaries II </i>by Nigel Slater</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The Old Ways</i> and <i>The Mountains of the Mind</i>, both by Robert MacFarlane</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Reveries of a Solitary Walker</i> by Jean-Jacques Rousseau</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In a month's time I would be back at sweet old London, plummeting into the midst of autumn - moving into a room with a panoramic view of Hampstead Heath and the best yet, no internet. So I will be spending my evenings reading, chatting over wine (a half bottle Burgundy pokes out from his Barbour's poachers pocket as he hurries upstairs), listening to vinyl, unmaking beds, tendering to my plants - which co-habituate with my books and picnic basket on the top shelf. </span></span><br />
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K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16875068309920958164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731119867672579669.post-75081430451753528082013-09-07T18:05:00.002+01:002013-09-10T04:06:02.203+01:00Away but available at<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In a blink of the eye we floated from April to July. I am now reborn; soaking up the sun, swimming in the ponds (supremely cold, but invigorating), reading books, waking up to humming jazz and wild landscapes (and sometimes on a chilled summer's night we wore a woollen jumper & started a fire), slowly and steadily falling in love. I am never so sure before - this is really all I need. An inner joy and peace that stays, a skirt that floats like butterfly while I bike.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Only until this evening I realised this is probably the singular, most succinct sentence that summarises what I wear/like as of late, be it the reliable combo of breton tee + skirt + top knot, or shirt + black trousers + braids (for short-medium hair), plus my good old <i>Masculin Féminin</i> tote. There is a certain liberation in mixing anything in the wardrobe and the permutation would just work together (although there is always room for a yet-to-be-found pleated skirt and tweed jacket). For me, the way you dress is not only an important facet of self-representation, it is also a manifestation of your aesthetics and how comfortable and at peace you are with yourself. I like to evolve and be influenced every day by more unlikely sources of fashion inspiration such as art, literature, music and nature; and what matters to me the most will always be simplicity, authenticity and consistency.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Why wake up late, when you can get up early - when <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/22/breakfast-characters-james-bond">the sexiest meal of the day is breakfast</a>? In the week days I am so used to waking up early that during weekends, I find myself wide awake no later than 8:30am - Today at nine o'clock I dipped my toes in the local swimming pool with the water still and unrippled, followed by a quick shower, breakfast (of scrambled eggs and assam tea) and a stroll around the empty streets, walking among quiet passages and snow flurries. I tasted idleness at its best, before the city awakes with its quickened breaths and fury and pallor. </span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Local greasy spoon - full English breakfast (fried bread, roasted tomato drowned in a sea of baked beans, mug-full of tea)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.bistrotheque.com/">Bistrotheque</a> - fluffy pancakes with blueberry compote and crème fraîche</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.thedelaunay.com/">The Delaunay</a> - freshly squeezed juice, eating muesli with a silver spoon - and less busy than its sister restaurant near the Ritz</span></li>
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