New kids on the block

I saw Claire this morning, I showed her all your lovely comments, but all she could think about were the wrinkles I captured! Ha! It was great to have coffee with her & natter.

This afternoon the 4 of us headed over to San An to hang out with a family who've just moved here to be part of the 24-7 Ibiza work. Asha is delighted to have gained 3 new friends in one fell swoop! Lola is 5, and the boys, Max & Fin, are 4...so all great ages to play together. We headed down to their communal pool where the dads and kids swam & Maleni & I hung out. Glad to meet a fellow earring-lover. And glad to make new friends. 

Drama of the day;
The continuing sorrow of D-Nens closing down (see yesterday's blip). We went to collect all of Asha's art & to give proper hugs and thanks.

Today I'm grateful for;
1) A morning with Claire...she tends to be nocturnal in the summer...and afternoons are too hot for her to come to town...and evenings don't really work at the moment because of Nate...so a morning coffee with her was a treat.
2) Watching how well Asha, Lola, Max & Fin got on.
3) This quote which I read today: 
"More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not as simple as it seems. My own desire to be useful, to do something significant, or to be part of some impressive project is so strong that soon my time is taken up by meetings, conferences, study groups, and workshops that prevent me from walking the streets. It is difficult not to have plans, not to organize people around an urgent cause, and not to feel that you are working directly for social progress. But I wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn’t be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and to let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them” – Henri Nouwen 
There's a definite need to 'do' too...but the quiet, deep, stillness of this spoke to me today.