Desperately seeking serendipity
I was 31 and had just moved to New Zealand. I’d spent the past few years teaching English in Mexico, sailing in Bermuda, writing for a...
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lucyhawkins232
- Sep 12
- 4 min
Does everything really happen for a reason?
My husband woke at 4am last week and thought, the Queen’s died. He turned his phone on and sure enough, she had. He was surprised that...
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lucyhawkins232
- Aug 3
- 6 min
Just say no. Politely if you find that easier.
I’ve recently quit booze and couldn’t be happier, there have been actual tears of joy. It was all due to reading a book called Quit Like...
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lucyhawkins232
- Jul 5
- 10 min
My time in the magical Med - from models to monasteries.
I was by now 31. I’d left my career in TV in London to teach English in Mexico, lark around on boats in Bermuda, work as a journalist and...
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lucyhawkins232
- Mar 7
- 6 min
Argentina, part 2: Bandits and mountains.
I had been living in Mendoza in the east of Argentina for a year, working as a wine tour guide as well as writing for a local magazine....
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lucyhawkins232
- Dec 10, 2021
- 8 min
Argentina: my guide to becoming a meat eating, Spanish speaking, mountain climbing cowgirl reporter
I was moving to Argentina to be a Journalist. A magazine in Mendoza at the foothills of the Andes mountains wanted me to write about wine...
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lucyhawkins232
- Nov 11, 2021
- 8 min
A bit broken, but having a blast in Bermuda
What could I possibly do after Mexico? How would anything live up to that exhilarating experience? I had flown back to the UK after I...
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lucyhawkins232
- Oct 21, 2021
- 4 min
Mad times in Mexico
We had a Mexican themed day at our house last week. We’re trying to show the kids a bit of the world even though we can’t leave...
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lucyhawkins232
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Inspiration, identity and a vivid imagination
Hello dear blog reader, thanks for popping by. I thought a lot about my identity and inspiration before starting Lucy Hawkins Art, I...
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lucyhawkins232
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Photo shoots in the time of Covid
By my calculations today is the 240th day we’ve been in lockdown here in Melbourne! Staggering. My 1.5 year old daughter barely knows any...
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