An Early Gypsy Friday

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I have not abandoned Gypsy Fridays, but I suddenly can’t wait until Friday to do a gypsy post. I have had these images lovingly set aside for months now and I’m very happy to finally post them.  I love the above photo fiercely. I could look at it all day. There is something heroic about that gypsy woman that makes my heart sing. I wonder what kind of a woman she was? She seems like someone who could discover a little bit of  joy in everything, even the in the hardest of times.

I doubt the little ladies in the image above are gypsies, but I would like to think that they see the absolute wonder in that beautiful wagon they are posing with. The workmanship is extraordinary. I can’t wait to have wagon of my own to write and dream in. I always imagine having a wagon anchored in my backyard to serve as a creative studio.

(For when I’m not off traveling of course! )

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Gypsy Friday IV

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Follow the Gypsy

I’ve made a few changes here at Gypsea Tree and I hope you will like them. I’m now keeping all blog links in the tab above called “Other Places to Wander”. If you would like to be added to the list please leave me a comment or send me an email. I would be delighted to link you.

I’ve also made it a little easier to follow Gypsy Tree. Towards the bottom of the right column there is now an option to join my gypsy campfire. I hope you will!

I’ve also added tabs of what  books I’m currently reading and what music I’m listening to. I’m always interested to know this about others so I thought I would add it here. I hope you have a lovely weekend ahead…

Gypsy Life goes High Fashion

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A Perfect Pair

Don’t you love it when some of your favorite things all come to together creating something perfectly magical? Ruthie commented a few posts ago that a friend of hers was in Ireland on a gypsy caravan. Ireland is one of my favorite places in the world and gypsies… well, you know how much I love anything gypsy! So I did some googling and found this awesome site. Oh my: perfection! All I need to conclude this dream holiday is this beloved fellow gypsy friend.

Who else wants to join?

Restless

I am currently reading Frances Mayes A Year in the World. How I wish I was traveling right now! I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to take some amazing backpacking trips throughout Europe and they have been some of the happiest times of my life. I can’t wait to travel again. Today I would like to be in Spain!

How about you? Do you have any exciting trips planned this summer?

If my Gypsy Soul had Wheels

I came across this site and quite naturally had to share some pictures with you! I could gaze at them all day. Or better yet: take a trip to France and visit them in person! This little company sells vintage gypsy wagons as well as reproductions. I have officially decided I must have such a wagon in my backyard someday (if I don’t already have one as  my “official little house“). It will be my creative studio where I will also keep my vintage typewriter. I hope you will stop by for tea…

Dream spaces

Here is a fantastic site dedicated to tiny houses! Some of them are even on wheels. I would love to pretend I was a hobbit and spend part of the year in the first one and then go about rambling in one of the wheely houses during the warmer months… What do you think? Would you like to live in a tiny house?

Wanderlust

 

I have been especially restless lately. Two days ago I discovered a flight to Madrid for $600.00 and I was only one glass of wine away from using my horded school money and purchasing on the spot. Instead, I had a cup of coffee and spent many hours reading this blog to end all blogs. Reading through it has been on my to-do list for several months, but because it so incredibly packed with magic it takes a long time to load up. It’s well worth it. To live in a traveling house has been a long held dream of mine. All the wonders of travel, but still being able to maintain some of those comforts of home.

 

When I was a kid I loved it when my whole family loaded up in our rust-colored Chevy suburban and headed for a long road trip. When we were all together on a set of semi-reliable wheels the possibilities seemed endless.

There is a book about house trucks that I am planning to order just “for future reference”… These are some pictures from the web site where the book is available.