On the 28th February, literally an hour before the US attacked Iran, Steve entered a monastery and surrendered his phone, the clothes he was wearing, his backpack and everything in… [Continue Reading]
Tag: Love
A little visit to the USA softened by a soundtrack of American classics
I’m in California. Yup, right now. Not a great time to come to this country, and for sure I was nervous. So many stories this year of tourists getting treated… [Continue Reading]
Let’s talk FND
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning, and opening your mouth to say good morning to your partner, but not a sound comes out. Or it comes out in a language you’ve… [Continue Reading]
Life
None of us are immune; life is tough Even when you lift your face to the sun while waves lap gently around your ankles on a warm sandy shore. Even… [Continue Reading]
Views from an Open Widow
Dearest Gentle Reader, Did you miss me? It’s hard for me to believe it, but it’s been a year since I wielded my quill. Life has been too all-encompassing to… [Continue Reading]
A little (big) love story
Once upon a time there was a Welshman who loved to ride bikes, climb mountains and dive in the ocean. Steve had been through a lot; a life of service,… [Continue Reading]
Down the line …~•’^’•~…
LOL. SMH. Shrugs and eye rolls and sticky out tongues. OMG! Abbreviations and emojis express our emotions these days on phone conversations. I love them and use them all the… [Continue Reading]
the half empty or half full cup of ‘what ifs’
😞 What if tomorrow the sun disappears and everything goes black as black? What if your insides turn on you and slowly take you away? What if you choose wrong… [Continue Reading]
that heartless thing insomnia
both of them slept on my left, back when. and ever since then, at the end of each day when I flick the switch to turn on the dark, that… [Continue Reading]
Childhood Amnesia – a thousand days forgotten forever
“All that we ourselves are has been made by the child, by the child we were in the first two years of our lives.” Maria Montessori Elwyn loves to run…. [Continue Reading]