VIV Moments

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Sydney, Australia

Joie de VIVre

Writing, photography, TV production and world travel. I recently launched a site called wandermelon.com

VIV Moment

When my grandmother died about three years ago, she left me a beautiful vintage black lace dress. My mother told me that it was her favorite dress. I had it tailored to fit and waited for the right occasion to wear it.

Soon after, my cousin got married in the same chapel where our grandparents were married in Sydney, so I pulled out the dress for the wedding. At the time, I was living in Los Angeles.

At the reception at the Sydney Opera House I stood on the terrace having a quiet moment by myself as I had not been home for a long time.

I was struck by the importance of family and history. I said a prayer for my grandmother, thanked her for the dress, and asked for a sign if she could see me in it. Suddenly, a big, bright fireworks display in the shape of a heart burst out of the Harbour Bridge and shone down on me, and I knew I was home. I recently moved back and bought a place in Sydney so now I am truly “home.”

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