The Joy of Bookshops
I recently visited a bookshop for the first time in ages. Browsing the shelves, picking up books at random, reading back covers and ruffling through the pages was a true joy.
Symbols Matter
As Barbados becomes a republic, there's a bizarre disconnect between the way foreign media and local people are framing what's happening.
Digging Myself Out
This is not an apology post. More of a commitment to myself to give more time to things I value, like blogging regularly.
WordPress Gutenberg: First Impressions
These are my first impressions of how WordPress Gutenberg works for creating a new post.
Creative block? It’s not about the time
In even the busiest lives, there are pockets of time in which extra things could be accomplished. But these are times when we’re either too stressed or too tired to do anything worthwhile. What’s missing is not the time, but…
The best of people
The more I see of the world, the more I realise that we’re really quite limited as a species. In small groups, we can have quite an incredible capacity for doing good. We can be kind, compassionate, friendly, and generally amazing.…
Halcyon Days
The phrase “halcyon days” has always meant nothing more to me than general nostalgia. Since moving to Crete, and more particularly since spending winter here, I’ve learned its original, much more specific meaning. Winters here are very mild compared to…
A Story in Two Pictures
Look what my landlord brought home this morning… And then I saw this…
I’m back!
It’s been a great couple of weeks. Total silence really did me some good. I realised how much noise I have in my life, even though I live in quite a peaceful, rural location in Crete. Not talking or communicating…