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pinningmywords

Hello and welcome to pinningmywords! My name is Virginia, but for my whole life I’ve been called Pin. I’m an Australian living in Tangier, via Paris (it was a mistake that I ended up in Tangier, but a jolly good one), and the purpose of this blog is to provide you with a snapshot of musings from wherever I sit. At this stage, it’s North Africa. I hope you’ll enjoy, and thank you for following.

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•Cool🤟🏽• Evening walks in my #tanger hood always deliver super little visions, like this groovy bit of ‘graff.’ I’ve been on a hiatus- a big one. My iPhone ran away on me weeks ago (it stayed in a taxi on the way to dinner one night in June) around the same time that my heart became lost in a muddled state and my mind (like my iPhone) ran away on me too. The past two months have been happy, sad, up and down. But! Today I woke up, had a haircut, drank two coffees, walked for miles and then spent the afternoon in the Apple store driving the most gorgeous girl mad whilst she set up my new phone. Now, I can take photos! I can Insta! I can blog! I can online bank! I’m back, and as much as life is incredibly unpredictable, it’s days like these that make me realise that I’m just really, really lucky to be here- alive, happy and healthy. A hint. I will post a blog soon on #pinningmywords and it all started in the theme of this graffiti- in Ramadan. So much has happened since then, and all will be documented in a return special. Watch this space ♥️ • • • • #graffiti #instadaily #tanger #tangier #tanja #life

•Celebrate• A whole month ago to the day, I celebrated 40 years at the fabulous Chez Abdou (I know, a month, where did that time go). Every little detail was so important, as 57 of my nearest and dearest came from far and wide to sit for lunch in these kitsch and heavenly surrounds. The Atlantic crashed across the way and Abdou, pictured, made it both hilarious and such fun. The day was a solid reminder of friendship, family, love, laughter and most of all, making the most of every second of life - which is just so precious ♥️ • • • • #tangier #tanger #tanja #friendship #love #chezabdou #livingabroad

•Istanbul, 2005• This morning I woke up to a message from my darling friend @oniejones with this photo attached, taken when I was living in Istanbul many moons ago. 'Do you remember this dinner with Mum and Dad,' she wrote. Do I ever, it was a magical night filled with so much laughter. We quite literally didn't stop laughing right throughout dinner - bellyaching stuff. That's what it's like with friends like these, friends for an eon and their family becomes just like your own family. We all love you Fifi and my arms are outstretched, just like in this photo - last week, this week and forever. I've always loved you for your tenacity, determination, strength, endless kindness and good humour. You are made of the most incredible stuff - I treasure you and I treasure this photo. Holding onto precious memories is so important and right now you are in all of our hearts ♥️ • • • • #friendship #love #laughter

🍉 Melon 🍉 When life gives you melons... or is it lemons? The latter I think. Last night I was delivered this beauty which, before I chopped it with 'that' knife, a knife with no purpose in my flat whatsoever prior to melon delivery, was the size of at least four human heads. The colour and the flavour brightened up my day and I have spent the latter part of today drunk on watermelon. It's the simple things, and this delivery cheered me up exponentially ♥️ • • • • #colour #melon #watermelon #pink #green #healthy #tanja #tanger #tangier #blogging #pinningmywords

•Love• When 57 of your favourite people come for the worlds longest lunch at the worlds longest table by the worlds most beautiful piece of ocean. Many traveled half way across the world to be there and it was probably one of the maddest and happiest days of my life. @edwinaaff you were a star representative for the family, all missed but very much in our thoughts during the week of 40 in Tangier. To all who came, thank you from the very bottom of my heart - I think this photo sums up the day perfectly. So much love and laughter, and most importantly ROSÉ ♥️ • • • • #love #chezabdou #40 #atlanticocean #friendship

•A Little Night Music• Tangier comes alive in the most curious of ways. There is always something happening and each year, 'the play' a highlight, brings us all together in the glorious garden of Gazebo, Tangier home to @veere_grenney where hoards gather to witness the magic of a chosen play guided by #robashford alongside #kevinryan and #madisoncox When I came here to live I could never have imagined the effort that would go into a night like tonight, where talent from around the globe put on a performance not only beautiful and rather tear jerking, but also incredibly important for our little community's enjoyment. Most importantly the benefit for both #thetangieramericanlegationmuseum and #thecinémathèquedetanger makes it all the more important. Bravo to all involved - it's no mean feat and it's a night loved by all. I think it keeps getting better and better♥️ • • • • #tanger #tanja #tangier #alittlenightmusic #gazebo #stephensondheim

•Beautiful Paris• I needed these umbrellas (and some) in London for the duration of my stay. Not in sunny Paris though where @edwinaaff and I have just spent the most special 48 hours together. Last night we topped it off with dinner avec @stuartandrews_tag which was the most enjoyable end to ten days of catch ups with some of my favourite people. Next stop, gorgeous Tangier where I can’t wait to sleep in my own bed again and prepare for some very special guests arriving in just over a week. I feel as though I’m galloping into the next decade and I can’t wait to sit at my kitchen table tonight where the call to prayer will again compete with the radio ♥️ • • • • #paris #parisianstyle #summerinparis #parisianstreets #installationart

•Sisters• We’re separated by eighteen months in age and were a year apart at school. Sixteen months ago as I made my way back to Paris we said a teary goodbye, she’d just had a gorgeous little boy - my 4th nephew, and I had no idea when I’d see her again (I mean, I hadn’t even visited Morocco at that stage). Today I arrived at Gare du Nord and fairly swiftly bustled toward the metro, getting my suitcase jammed in the ticket gate thingy you have to walk through and begged anyone in my vicinity to save my whites from being minced, like I’d never been here before. Then I thanked all the helpers in Arabic which is useful in Paris. Anyway, when I arrived at the hotel, the lift door swung open and this sweet face came beaming out and we went immediately to this table where a glass or two of rosé was enjoyed, teamed with non stop chatter. Having a sister on this side of the world is beyond wonderful and I cannot wait to introduce you to my Tangier life @edwinaaff ♥️ • • • • #sisters #pinningmywords #paris #happy #friendship #love #40

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