My Sister, my Moomin
I love talking to my sister, infrequent as it may be, and love it when she can make the trip out here to visit. However, she is a little flaky Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Mamie
A Very Good Day To You
Moreover, it is a good day for me. I have received a response from one of the free publications I emailed (result!) and they want to have a chat with Continue Reading →
Jealousy, deep and painful
I’m feeling the green-eyed monster jabbing at me today. He’s sitting on my shoulder and jabbing a big sharp dagger deep into my chest. It’s making me cranky, irritable and Continue Reading →
Postal Blues and Belated Christmas Gifts
Cyprus postal blues are the bane of my immigrant existence. It is a fact that the postal service over here is diabolically awful. Today I received an invitation to a Continue Reading →
Ancestry and Family Ties
This week I had a message on Ancestry.com about my grandmother. I never knew much about my family beyond my grandparents and up to great aunts and uncles (with the Continue Reading →
Yoga is great for… Everyone?
I love yoga, and I’m a huge believer in the myriad, health, healing and emotional benefits of a yoga practice. Yoga is great for anyone and everyone who wants to Continue Reading →
A Family Christmas – Part 2, Boxing Day
Part two of our family Christmas celebrations. We have had a very chilled-out day today, recovering from too much food, too much wine and late night chatting with the little Continue Reading →
Granddad
I wrote this for my Granddad. I still miss him so much. A man so tall he touched the sky I was the apple in his twinkling eye My target Continue Reading →
A Family Christmas – Part 1
Christmas is a time for family (blood or not, a family is who you choose to include) and a family Christmas is a beautiful time to connect and feel close Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas or whichever mid-winter festival you celebrate
Merry Christmas! Be happy, be healthy and be kind to the people around you; they are the ones who love you the most. Remember those departed and remember them fondly. Continue Reading →