It’s Daddy’s birthday today. There was no celebration, no hugs to give out, and no gifts to open. My father and I were both born on
Category: Nostalgia
A Return To Ternate*
*Click HERE to read the article with the full set of photographs The advantage of living in an archipelago is that the beach is never too
Escaping Towards Family
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
Arrivederci Firenze
I knew that when I began this month and year with moving from one apartment to another I would be in for more boxes and
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
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
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