I’ve been tagged by my fabulous Dublin-based friend Beth, who blogs over at Shenanigans. To be honest, with the way things have been going lately, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to come up with ten things that make me happy. Much to my surprise, I have. Rules: List 10 things that make you happy, then tag five bloggers who make your day that little bit better...
In the age of Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, I daresay that most of us – if not all of us – have been there. You know what I’m talking about – virtual friendship. Those friends we make online, often through other friends, but not always. We interact with them on our profiles, we poke and get poked in return. We tag them in notes and we exchange 140...
It’s amazing how memories are frozen in your mind; how specific moments surrounding an incident are remembered so clearly. Eleven years ago tomorrow (January 20th), we lost our first son. While much of that time remains a blur, there are certain things I haven’t forgotten – random acts of kindness, random events, random thoughts that crossed my mind… Random acts of...
Roaring like a fire So intense the flame As fires prone to burning out It never stays the same People come and go Friendships lost and found They enter and they leave a mark Then leave without a sound That’s not to say it’s all for naught For each a lesson brings Of life and love and thoughts unknown And many wondrous things But still a twinge of sadness felt...
I look in the mirror, hoping to see A glimmer, a spark, of the things that you see Don’t think I’m so special – no more so than you It’s not who I am, it’s not what I do That isn’t to say I’m not ok with my lot Ever so grateful for all that I’ve got My talents and gifts, such as they are I never imagined they’d take me so far And that...
One day last winter, shortly after the Israeli military began attacking Gaza, I received an email from a producer at the BBC World Service. Someone there had found my blog, liked what they read, and wondered if I’d be interested in keeping a series of audio diary entries for a radio show called “The World Today“. The answer was, of course, yes. I blogged...
She thinks of words that never were said Of phrases and thoughts still trapped in her head Of gestures and opportunities lost Of wasted chances and emotional cost She thinks of the memories spanning so many years Of laughter and joy, and yes, even tears Of fun and of games, and of marvelous things Of moments forgotten that tragedy brings She thinks of his life, so full and so...
Unbelievably, especially to me, I’ve been maintaining this blog for more than four-and-a-half years. I’ve covered a variety of topics and used a multitude of words and tags, and in doing so, managed to create a situation where people have stumbled across my blog by googling some rather interesting terms. What follows below is a list of the most popular (including...
Forgive me for being in a poetry mood lately. I’m not sure what brought it on, though I have to say that I’m enjoying it tremendously. I find I’m so intensely drawn to the poems I’ve been writing, much more so than I’m drawn to my usual essays and other posts, articles, and so on. I’m not sure what’s up with that – it’s...
Several weeks ago, I asked readers to, well, ask me anything. Some of the questions I received were serious, while others were of a lighter nature. The questions and answers are below. If you’ve got any more, ask away! Do you ever think about moving back to the US with hubby and child, and why/why not? (Maria) We’ve definitely thought about it, and even began to...