Sunday 10 August 2014

Step back


It was eight o'clock in the evening. Chotto-ma was still up - it being a weekend. D and I had poured ourselves some wine and Chet Baker was wafting around the house. That's when I noticed the light. From the window, the outside looked liked a giant Monet. The sun was sinking; its last pink light was bouncing off the river like shoals of salmon.




We took the bottle of wine, our glasses, the bowl of olives, put everything into a brown paper bag and went down to the river; Chotto-ma in her pyjamas. We cut across the Common, past the the cows, the tall grass licking our ankles, sticking to my jeans, and found a bench next to a boat called Susie Q. Everything was a pinkish-bronze: people on cycles, the Labrador chasing his ball, my toes, the tips of the grass. Dying embers of a day's end. This hallowed light makes such innocents of us all.




Last week, I decided to step back from the virtual a little; I closed my Peppercorns' Facebook page. It felt like the right time. I needed to disconnect. If you followed me on Facebook, and suddenly found me gone, I'm sorry. But if you read and know this blog, I feel you'll understand the why. The whim. 



Now, before you rush headlong into your week, I'll leave you with a little more whimsy. With this music. Chet Baker, and cocktail clouds.

Have a wonderful week x






26 comments:

  1. lovely.. conversation and pictures

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Neha, glad you enjoyed the post xx

      Delete
  2. I love your pictures.
    And I LOVE Chet Baker.
    <3

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That light, and that music, right?
      My kind of Saturday evening too :)

      Delete
  3. what a beautiful post and your photos bring a great sense of peace.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sense of peace - that makes me happy to hear.
      Thank you xx

      Delete
  4. Lovely post!

    Love the way you have written about such a simple evening, turning it into something magical.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. And it felt magical too. I like the simple evening the best :) xx

      Delete
  5. I love seeing mail pop up you've added to your blog. You have such a relaxing way and I'm totally with you on disconnecting from FB. Take care, Jo x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Jo, you must sit down with a glass of wine, click on that music link, put your feet up and share my evening sometime :) xx

      Delete
  6. amelia from z tasty life11 August 2014 at 19:06

    I am BIG on Chet Baker... and impromptu nature walks in good light. Well done, my dear

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Good music, good light, good olive oil, a good book. What would life be without the essentials, Amelia? :) xx

      Delete
  7. what a heady mix, wine, sunset glow and loved ones in tow...
    FB.. yes, I did it long back..on a whim...
    lovely post
    take care

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. A heady mix, indeed.
      And whims are sometimes the loveliest things, aren't they?
      xx

      Delete
  8. Chanced upon your blog via Instagram..great writing Pia (nice name ;))! Lovely photos too.
    Keep 'em coming!
    Piya

    PS: the masthead pic is really cute!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Piya (nice name too, btw :)) - it's lovely to have you here! Glad you liked it x

      Delete
  9. Stunning pictures, stunning words, stunning light. That is all! xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Emma :)
      Hope the birthday dinner was a smash! xx

      Delete
  10. Your writing always gives me peace of my mind. I closed fb long ago. Great you did it :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Peace of mind - the most precious thing in the world. Thanks for choosing those words, Shruti xx

      Delete
  11. Pia,
    You never fail to bring out the magical in the simple.
    Thank you. Never stop writing.
    xo

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Esha, I'm so touched by the words you chose - I carried them with me through a very hectic, exhausting day today. Thank you xx

      Delete
  12. Perfectly peaceful - what an antidote to NYC. You carried me away. Chin-chin. xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Now, that I can promise, Kyra - regular antidotes to NYC; what little you may need of it xx

      Delete
  13. So so lovely, Pia. The photographs and your words. And now I'm listening to Chet Baker. Yes. Forget Facebook. You know how to live.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Glad to have passed on a bit of Chet :)

      Delete

Your comments make this blog worth writing. Thank you.