“It is dark. It is cold. I am lying in bed looking at the ceiling. Suddenly our little boy stirs, makes a funny sound and starts climbing to our bed his eyes closed. He snuggles between me and my husband and falls asleep again. I am lying next to him stroking his hair gently not to wake him up. I love this morning ritual.
It is an early winter morning and time for me to get up. Very quietly I sneak out of our bedroom. I put my clothes on in the kitchen, pick up a small backpack and leave. The flat is silent. Everyone is asleep.
It is very windy outside. My hair gets immediately windswept. There are not many people in the street. A woman walking her dog. A car pulling out and driving off. The sky is brightening. I pass an old church attached to a monastery. It’s a beautiful sight, two spiky towers and black lines of bare trees against the sky at dawn. Reaching into my pocket, I pull out my phone and take a snapshot. How many times have I taken this photo? Still, I cannot resist.
Walking up the street, I pass Yoga Shala. It belongs to my Yoga teacher Denisa. That’s where I should go. But not this time.
A small bakery on the corner is already selling fresh bread and rolls. I pick up some rolls for my boys. The lovely smell and warmth of the bakery embrace me, a small warm morning hug. All my senses are fully awake now. The sky is getting brighter.
Steps lead me to a nearby cafe. There is a table by a window and staff who know that I will order a cappuccino.
I put my coat down. The street outside is getting busy with morning commuters. I open my backpack and take out a drawing pad, pencils, and Copic pens. Soft cafe music, an intermittent sound of the coffee machine, little chats, the trams’ noise as they hurry across the square.
I check the clock. How much time do I have? Almost two hours. Good. It’s time to start.”
I wrote this post early in the year 2017. It was the beginning of the colouring book FANTASTIC LANDSCAPES. I completed the book and published in June 2017. It is available on Amazon for purchase. If interested in purchasing click on the buttons below or on the image.
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