As you may have noticed from my blogging absence this week, I have been caught up in a whirlwind of activity and incidents. Running around
Category: a woman’s strength
Crossroads and Rebirth
Eight months ago my daughter moved in with me, taking a semester off to recover from depression, anxiety and a host of other problems. She
The Weavers of Darjeeling
The preservation and sometimes restoration of old print photographs is important to me, not just because it is a way of keeping in touch with
Can I Say “Yes” More?
Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel are not my favourite actors, but that is simply because I am not a great fan of comedy. These two
The Travelling Pearls
There is an unwritten golden rule that no self-respecting Filipina should ever be without pearls. My mother never observed this rule for herself, but was
The Heatwave Returns
I am not one to go into a dissertation on climate change and environmental lobbying, but the recent drastic weather changes here in Europe are
