Evening fell without our notice. It happened somewhere between the
rocking, the singing, the nursing, the reawakening and soothing, the
dishes and the endless laundry. But darkness is suddenly present, and
nags us into bed. Two hours to sleep until she wakes up again and then
two more; three if we’re lucky, and in seven hours the blaring blue
alarm will wake you and send you off to work while I nurse the baby……
Emily van Lidth de Jeude
Emily van Lidth de Jeude is a multimedia visual and literary artist. Emily is greatly influenced by expressionism and the natural sciences, as well as by mythology. She finds inspiration and joy in growing medicinal plants as well as in the rural lifestyle she and her family lead. She is a mother, a healer, an unschooler of two young children and an avid singer of traditional ballads.