Dear Universe, The longer I live in Portugal the more I love this country and culture with all its quirks, trials and tribulations. You definitely
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.
Layers of Life
Winter has arrived in the Shire and it is quite the adventure. I knew it was going to be cold up here, considering that summer
Dear Universe… (Language Immersions I)
Dear Universe, In case you’ve been wondering about the sudden sporadic nature the FrogBlog, I have been deep in the writing trenches, ploughing through the
Gratitude & Rejoicing
Another week has passed and what a week it has been! Let me begin with saying that the solitary life in the Shire has had
Pre-Advent Thoughts
The First Sunday of Advent is just around the corner, as both the priest during yesterday’s mass and the calendar reminded me. My first thought
The Cherry Diaries: Tattletales and Shivers
Dear Diary, When I was transferred to Portugal, I was promised sunshine and warmth, but somehow, I have had very little sunshine since arriving here.
FrogDiva Thoughts 