fun with a yellow 100mm rubber ball.

Juggling. I am focussing my attention across three disciplines which is slow but steady...3 ball, club and contact. My arm muscles and concentration are improving and I have made some new friends in the form of Lincoln Juggling Club. Juggling is the way forwards.

I would also like to sway you to read a fantastic blog by my new Glastonbury friend Sara, she is the only person I've ever met, who I firmly believe could actually be a fairy in disguise. By any terms this means you should take notice of all the important things she has to say...i wish i was a giant anteater... 

On to business...
So far this adventurous calling has not let me down, I'm having a fantastic year. With the festival season drawing to a close, signifying the end of what I have come to class as 'Summer' it is time to assess the mission. I have completed my initially confirmed adventure plans:


'So far the the adventures I have lined up are:
- to travel with my sister adventurous-times.blogspot.com from Kathmandu, Nepal to Goa, India.
- to Skydive for charity http://www.justgiving.com/giselle-Silvester any sponsorship would be much appreciated!
- to have a brilliant Summer of festivals.'

These and many more adventures have been amazing.


Although my general aim is not to snub any new frontier be it learning to recognise garden bird sounds, learning to balance a sphere on my head or swimming in the north sea at 6am (all of which are wondrous adventures I've embarked on in the last month), I feel things become more purposeful and that I can tackle bigger challenges with a hard and fast focus. So I am confirming some plans and tickling the mission with more ferocity:

- To live in London. One of the most terrifying, enticing crazy places in the world is right on my doorstep, riddled with challenge and adventure like its got warts. If I am to embrace all the world has to offer I will start in the homeland and pitch The Big Smoke as my challenger.

- To run a marathon. After a few months merely stating that 'I'd like to run a marathon' and thinking about it a lot, which definitely wont help me achieve it, I have decided to take on a 24 week plan. Week 1 in progress.
I am yet to commit to a run but if anyone has one and is planning, or would also like to put some focus in to this with me, then let me know and we can take steps together. After this I want to Joggle a marathon...I wont be satisfied that true adventure has been fulfilled unless i do.

- to finally go to a secret cinema event...secret surprises are always exciting!

Massive Love
The Adventurous Future Spice Shop Owner. 

They definitely drink whisky in Heaven.

I can see it now... all the happy colourful folk sat around a toasty fire at dawn (because that's the best time of day) reminiscing about their past lives, playing music, sharing secrets, eating all the most delicious foods from around the world followed by swigging of the finest whisky ever imagined. Undeniably heaven.

Nothing in particular has happened today except for the introduction of some amazing new music in to my life. One of my new festival friends, fondly known as Monkey Boy, set me up an ingenious little thing called a dropbox, where we can share files. He has promised to send me an album of the week because my favourite way to learn about new music is from others. The first instalment came today and, ultimately, I am in love:

Eulogy for Evolution by Ólafur Arnalds. 
If anyone has listened to The Single Man soundtrack, it reminds me of this. Mostly strings and piano, you can't go wrong with evocative violin, I will probably listen to little else all week!


Today has been a day for daydreaming, juggling and listening to beauty.

The New Obsession

P.S If anyone else fancies supplying me with a constant stream of music please do!