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Karen the Writer
30AugMarch 4, 2025
By KazAnstee

Karen the Writer

Karen (aka Kaz) is both a novelist and a screenwriter. She started out writing stories inspired by her experiences in the music business. Her shor

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Karen the Director
30AugMarch 4, 2025
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Karen the Director

From writing, through music performance and management, to art, design, photography, and even motherhood, Karen’s strengths and interests have natur

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Karen the Musician
30AugMarch 4, 2025
By KazAnstee

Karen the Musician

Karen originally trained as a violinist at the Royal Academy of Music before spending five years in Boston, USA studying with soloist, Yuri Mazurkevic

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Karen’s Other Interests
30AugNovember 4, 2016
By KazAnstee

Karen’s Other Interests

Photography [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="1" gal_title="Karens Photography"] Allotment Gardening [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="2" gal_title="Allotmen

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Writer, director, musician, allotment gardening, foilist fencing, party throwing, work in progress.
Early photos iPhone SE now iPhone 13 mini.

Planted companion flowering plants to help draw po Planted companion flowering plants to help draw pollinators and good predators to the crops and so allotment life is good right now but there are so few butterflies compared to France - we in London need to nurture nature more 🦋🐝♥️
#bees #butterflies #beautifuldestinations #atonewithnature #happydays #happybee #companionplants #lookafternature #feedtheworld #growtourownfood #beautifulday #summerinthecity #urbangarden
Back home and first port of call was the allotment Back home and first port of call was the allotment- so beautiful to see the bees enjoying the artichokes that have opened in my absence. 
#beautifulbees #bumblebees #pollination #pollinators #happydays #allotmentlife #savethebees #allotmentgardening #sharethebounty #intouchwithnature #feedtheworld #placeofpeace #peaceandquiet #nomusiconadeadplanet #supportwildlife #growyourfood  #thegoodlife #thegoodplace
Homeward bound via Cahors and its beautiful doors, Homeward bound via Cahors and its beautiful doors, and the doorstep of a sandwich my son made ( he’s not getting a job in the kitchen at the Ritz any day soon ) that was big enough to last the six hour train journey to Paris.
A week away was not enough - only on the penultimate day did I find myself relaxed enough to be able to open and read a book (Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher) - but I recognise that I am deeply fortunate to be able to take a vacation at all. 
And no I am not virtue signalling by saying this - I am not at all virtuous and did not think to forego my holiday and send the money instead to people less fortunate. 
But that moral dilemma is something I wrestle with constantly - I’d like to think that if I could own a yacht so huge it needed a big support yacht  following in order that I could go into the marina at Cannes ( that would be Bezos by the way) that I would perhaps keep only the smaller of the two yachts and send the rest of the money to those who need a meal or a home or even a holiday.
Would I?
I don’t know for sure. Who can?
Maybe no vacation could be long enough to truly take my mind off the sorry state of the world. 
I just know that I loved spending time with my family, in a gorgeous, safe place and I wish that everyone everywhere could have that luxury, whether on vacation or not.
And if it’s hard to relax, maybe that is how it should be until it doesn’t need to be.
#envacances #familytime #happydays #timeout #peaceandquiet #escape #france #traintravel #architectureofhappiness
The “tea by the pool” photo shoot, otherwise k The “tea by the pool” photo shoot, otherwise known as the “I hate photos of me,  please stop pointing that camera at me” shoot.
The other half takes some terrible photos, but makes a great cuppa so all is forgiven. 
#tea #france #bythepool #finallyrelaxed #smile #teabythepool #happytime #familytime #envacances #besutifuldestinations
Ô Pieds dans l’Eau Restaurant at the campsite a Ô Pieds dans l’Eau Restaurant at the campsite and canoe hire in Marcilhac sur Cele - simple beautiful food that feeds the soul and makes for a lovely place to wind down at the end of a hot day. 
#restaurant #france #beautifuldestinations #happydays #sundown #dusk #clearskies #asnightdrawsin
Ice cream by the river in Cajarc is a dreamy way t Ice cream by the river in Cajarc is a dreamy way to regain perspective in a difficult world - and talking of perspective, the bowl is not truly as big as my Stetson, but almost.
In the rural French village of Marcilhac sur Cele In the rural French village of Marcilhac sur Cele there are many feral cats that were living under the care of an elderly  resident. When he sadly passed away, the villagers took on supporting the cats and now one can add to their wellbeing by leaving a donation in a collection box at the community cafe. 
#kindness #cats #feralcats #communityspirit #lovefrance #inlovingmemory #frenchvillage
Oh my oh my what a gorgeous butterfly. Could have Oh my oh my what a gorgeous butterfly.
Could have sat all day by the buddleia in Marcilhac sur Cele village - always covered in butterflies flitting about, bumping into each as they jostled for a spot on the lovely purple flowers. 
#purpleflowers #buddleia #france #beautifuldestinations #bewithnature #frenchvillage #loveislikeabutterfly #orangebutterfly #naturephotography #pollinators #protectnature #adorenature #savethebutterflies🦋
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