In Love with Life: Summer Time And the Living is Easy. And Here Comes Autumn

Dear friends,

It's been a while since I sat down and put my words down.

This summer flew unbelievably fast. It felt like one of those when I used to be at school waiting for summer holidays and then enjoying every single day of it, except this time I actually been working.

My lovely island Sark, again, was spoiling me like a princess. Or like a horse carriage driver, ha! That was my status for those sunny hot days on Sark. Working outdoors and getting to know more about horses was one of the highlights of this summer.

And here I have to mention about my new special friend- Alfie, the horse I've been driving. White beauty in love with rolling in the mud. The soft and gentle giant whose one step can easily break your toe. Curious and obsessed about food. My work colleague, my team and most important my friend. Strong and sweet. Ok, I start to sound like a horse lady, ha!

It's been my third summer on the beautiful island Sark. Every year brings something new. New friendships, new discoveries, new mistakes, new connections and definitely a new breeze.

They say just before your death, you see your life passing by like a movie scene where all you can do is just observe. Well, every time I leave places for a moment or two I get that. Like a flash of all your summer that fits in one second. And even now when I look at that magic rock called Sark from it's sister island Guernsey I see horses, carriages, full moon parties, swim sessions, caves, new friendships, this muddy dusty road and the light and silence in the evening when island turns into magical paradise.

Everyday on my carriage while talking about Sark to visitors I kept falling in love with Sark again and again. Sometimes we forget how beautiful a place is, when you are living in it. The routine keeps disturbing the beauty. However, now and then I was reminded to look at Sark again and again and see something new. New corner, new bike that I haven't seen parked for years, new smell, new flower, new feeling.

So thank you again Sark, for letting me enjoy this summer that I swear passed by too fast.

In front of me: autumn full of new adventures, visiting old friends, Lake District and sweet Lithuania.

See you around!

Ligita