Swatches

via Wikstenmade (available at Spoonflower)

Wiksten fabrics are my distraction today.

The pace of life has quickened.  Work is busy.  My friend, Rachel, who I met in Cambodia, will be visiting from London later this week.  And it turns out I have to go to Mindanao next week to visit my grandmother - an emergency trip that will place me back in the southern Philippines for about a week.  It's been 4 years since my last trip to that region.

To be honest, I think the trip will be stressful and emotional; it's not exactly a vacation. But it will be good to see Dad.  

Weeks like this make me miss my family.