Most people tend to run away from relatives when they come visiting, or at the very best, go deep into hiding. Work, meetings, emergencies, out-of-town
Category: Family
My Auntie Valentine
Valentine’s Day is the most overrated holiday ever invented and the grossest form of marketing manipulation aside from Christmas. It is yet another holidays that
Woman of Substance: The Strength of Theresia
No, it’s not a typo, I really did mean to write Theresia with an i, because the formidable woman who bore that name would have
Dear Champagne…
On December 1, 2016 I launched a series called Dear Champagne on this blog as a result of a series of wonderful emails exchanged between
Apartment Hunting and Other Adventures
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
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
FrogDiva Thoughts 