Just over year ago I felt inspired to start this blog and instagram account (@abrightblueballoon). I had just started illustrating the children’s book I wrote about a bright blue balloon (entitled A Wonderful Thing to Win).
I have always loved to write and its been a part of my journey for quite some time. Additionally I have always loved art and being creative, this unfortunately was put on the shelf for a while. It was something I ironically never had time for.
My children have provided me with a world of creativity and joy which has lead to a rediscovery. An opportunity to clear the dust and explore. This is a place to share and be creative. It’s not easy to allocate time to this space with little ones but I am grateful when I do manage to make time.
Brightblueballoon.com is place to share stories, poems, drawings, photos and books we love. So far I love seeing where the bright blue balloon will float to next, what will we discover and where will it be?

This is a poem inspired by the bright blue balloon journey and the pages we turn.
Hold on tight to the string
Tie a loop in the string,
hold on tight
To the blue balloon, so bright
Float up, up ,up
And begin…
Soar through journeys told,
And yet to be discovered,
Journeys far or just a step in the cupboard,
Journeys with an important date – not to be late,
Journeys to woods of enchantment or caves of wonders
Look below
Remember the things you know
Look up
Soar high
Roam the sky
Question why
Learn the reasons
Enter worlds of imagination
Epic wonders,
Unique creations
Hold on tight to
The loop on the string
Absorb everything
Take a moment,
Take many
Pause and reflect
Before you float down, down, down
Reach the last page,
With the looming full stop
Breath
It’s complete
You are still you but more
Different to before
The words stay with you
They are now a part of your existence
Let them inspire
Let them be free
Until the next journey begins,
With the turn of a page
And once more you float up, up ,up
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Happy page turning x
©️ Lisa Moralee McLardy
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