Being sick in winter while living in one of the most beautiful cities in the world is not my idea of fun. Nevertheless, the bug
Author: FrogDiva
Writer, traveler, photographer - channelling the inner thoughts and emotions through the camera lens in homage to life, light, and the soul. These are the musings of a FrogDiva.
Photography and writing are pillars of my soul, and hence, inseparable from my being. The urge to write about what I photograph or match a photograph to my writings are processes that are never far from one another.
Why frogs? They are adaptable creatures who live and survive just about any environment you expose them to. They are short, chubby, not particularly pretty, but carry a wealth of experience with them. I collect them with a passion (the decorative type, not the live ones), and they are a reminder to return to the simplicity and spirituality of my being, but always making the most of each day, savouring every moment.
Vivaldi and La Befana
Music is an intrinsic part of who I am, even though I am completely tone deaf, can’t sing even if my life depended on it,
The Italian Job: up the stairs… and up…
We packed, cleaned up and cleared out of the first apartment. The two taxis I had booked yesterday were spot on punctual, one being a
The Italian Job: Perks and Quirks of life in Florence
Discovering life and its functionality in Italy is an interesting adventure. It’s beginning to feel like home in more ways than one. First of all,
Smooth Driving into 2017
I look back on a year of great loss, pain and sorrow. The upheavals survived and the separations that were, the death of both my
The Italian Job: the pursuit of enLIGHTenment
Like in any other country, visiting Italy and actually living here are two completely different things. First of all, my language skills have been pushed
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