It is Valentine’s Day. The world is coloured pink and red, and people are celebrating their love everywhere with flowers and chocolates and heartfelt cards. Now I love flowers, cards and chocolate as much as the next girl, but I have been wondering, is this what love looks like? Recently, I went to a photo … Continue reading on flowers, chocolate and love
what hospitality looks like
I love to cook and eat, and laugh around the table with a bunch of people. I have this thing for hospitality. I have a bookshelf filled with cookbooks. I have a kitchen equipped with cast iron cookware and good knives, baking tins and serving platters. My pantry is always stocked. It's in my DNA, my … Continue reading what hospitality looks like
connect
I was caught by this thought on Pinterest today. And it got me thinking about this world, and how easy it is to connect with someone. Through Facebook, through email, through other social media. And yet there is a perception that actual conversations (face to face, as it were) are seen to be difficult and … Continue reading connect
the comparison trap
I have a friend who works with women at risk. Her job is important and valuable, she is literally at the front line with women in dangerous situations. I have a friend who is a teacher, she is educating the next generation, sowing into them and helping them grow into the men and women of … Continue reading the comparison trap
you always need your mum
At swimming this term, my youngest has gone in the pool by herself. Just her and the teacher. She is now at the age where I hand her over and I am not the one to hold her and guide her. I expected a repeat of what happened with my eldest, with tears and clinging … Continue reading you always need your mum
finding community
As a third culture kid there is something you get to do again and again. Meet new people, make new friends, create a community. You learn to do it again and again, and again. But that doesn't mean it comes easily. I have had a number of experiences in the last few months where I have … Continue reading finding community