Music helps lift the melancholia.
I have a playlist named Feel Good Songs and this morning, I had to start the day with it. Music helps lift the melancholia and shines a few rays of sunshine […]
Category Archives: Personal
The British Library – my refuge in London.
If an architect and a writer came together for coffee, the British Library would probably be mentioned once or twice. The first one will appreciate the building, the second will cherish its […]
New month, new look.
Happy 1st of September! Just a quick post to let you know I have a new theme. *she says jumping with joy* I’ve wanted to freshen things for a while […]
Where on earth is your accent from?
“I don’t mean to be rude but… where on earth is your accent from?” asks a colleague I’ve never worked with before. “Guess!” I laugh, both amused and unsurprised by the question. “But… […]
My granddad’s eyes.
A little while ago, I received a message from indie writer Jamie Hoang saying “What would you do if you learned you’d be going blind in six weeks?” Her book Blue Sun, […]
Your comfort zone has nothing to offer.
We all have a comfort zone, a safe place where we feel settled and at ease. For most bloggers, this place is precisely the virtual world. This blurred space where […]
In praise of interactions.
If I refer you to my ‘101 things list’ written just over 2 weeks ago, you will notice that number 3 has partially been crossed off. That’s because after 3 […]
My piano can talk.
A cherished object is by definition… an object we hold dear. Well, I have had a little trouble with this definition because as soon as I entered the CHERISHED blogfest […]
The other side of the coin.
When I say “airport” what do you think of? For me, an immediate image pops in my head – that of the opening scene of Love Actually, shot in the arrivals gate at […]
101 Things. 1001 Days.
I have been mulling over this for a while. I like the idea behind this challenge. ‘101 things in 1001 days’ means that I can really think about the 3 years […]
The time we got lost in the mountains.
My mum and I refer to this day as August 9. Not only because it refers to the date of “the event” but also because August 9 happens to be her birthday. […]
My notebooks are my loyal friends.
The picture above is self-explanatory but I’d like to add a few words. In case you hadn’t guessed, I like notebooks. They help me stay organised, they jog my memory and […]
A writer's caravan 