A Tibetan monk just chanted in my ears for twenty minutes. It brought me right back to last year when I was living in a little village by the sea in Spain. Almost every day I walked up a mountain to a lighthouse where the only thing you could see was the endless mediterranean sea.…

Twenty-nine years ago today a man died. Around the world this man was loved by many and hated by many. The ones who love him would not say he died, instead they would say that he left his body on this day all these years ago. I like that way of describing death; as leaving…

Dumbledore had to die but Harry Potter survived. I’m so relieved! What a ride, the Harry Potter movies. My daughter and I spent five hours (!) on our couch today watching the final two movies in the eight-part series. Yes, I missed all of the movies when they were made. This has a tendency to…

For the past few days my social media feed has been filled with mostly food related posts. I see glass jars with homemade food and perfect wrappings. Hundreds and literally hundreds of meatballs in the making. But also christmas trees with mountains of presents underneath. Today on christmas eve I expect to see pictures of…

For many years my husband and I have been privileged enough to hire a cleaning service to help us clean our house while we both work full time. I love coming home on a weekday and find my home tidy and clean! It’s such a luxury. The woman who has cleaned our house is called…