When my daughter came to visit me last December, she was still living in Fuerteventura and brought me a jar of mojo verde, a multipurpose
Post-Easter 2023: Transformative Silence
One of the most challenging parts of the solitary hermit life is when the holidays roll around. Even though I grew up as an only
If You Are Tired… II
Roughly a year ago I wrote a blog entry ten days after arriving in Lisbon that contained two valuable insights about my new life in
Spring Has Arrived!
After a long and exhausting day at work, I ventured into the garden yesterday afternoon to water the vegetable beds and cut some fresh flowers.
The Rabbit Syndrome -Part II
OK, so the last entry was a bit too philosophical, so let me lighten things up a bit again and offer you a plate of
A Time For Everything
This Lenten season I find myself more introspective than usual, reviving the art of silence that I have not practiced since I was last on
FrogDiva Thoughts 