For the past four seasons, I have been traveling so not had the luxury of picking fruit from my garden. My pomegranate tree is laden with fruit so I thought I had better spend some…
It is six o’clock and my mother tells me to start laying the table for my father’s dinner. He will soon be home from work. My mother was busy working in her haberdashery shop, and…
In June 2020, I returned to my small town in Spain following a travel trip that had taken me away for ten months. Spain had just emerged from the first and very restrictive lockdown due…
You may have noticed a new tab on my blog. It reflects my life at the moment. EVENTS. My brain is creating things to do and because I cannot go anywhere far, I am staying…
It is hot and I do not feel like cooking. I am craving crisp lettuce, fresh salad and juicy sweet tomatoes. I feel hot and bothered and I want something to cool down my body…
Sometimes I wonder if I misjudge the point of it all. The things we are asked to do for our own good, I often wonder who has the bag full of easy options. Is it…
I have always been accused of talking too much, maybe it is because I have so much to say, and dare I say it, love to be annoying. I do not care anymore, and if…
Listen to this article in audio. After months on lockdown and restricted gatherings, there is a social need to blow away the cobwebs in your brain, a need I have found frustrating to the point…
It starts innocently with an institution, a grouping together of human beings. We look for leadership and allow power to corrupt. We become members – friends – comrades – a team – a nation. Then…
Too tired to read? Listen to this article in audio. French morning sunrise, clutching a white china cup of boiled lemon water, I perch sleepily on the step, overlooking my purple garden. The soft hum…