Mother’s Day is right around the corner and from the number of questions which I’ve received and others posted in various Facebook groups, our mothers’ are not the easiest people to shop for! Everyone is different and you’ll be the best judge on what will make your mother happy but I’ve populated a shortlist of […]
What day is it? Does anyone know? Is it time to eat again yet? It’s been a few weeks since we isolated ourselves off from the world and as I sit here and write, the concept of days and time is starting to feel a bit blurry. I can honestly say that right now I’m […]
In Maltese, there is an expression – “Isu is-saqaf ha jaqa fuqek”. This quite literally means – it’s as though the ceiling is going to fall on you. Mothers generally use it in exasperation when their teens are constantly out, my mother has used it quite frequently over the years.
One of the best quotes I’ve ever read is “Often the greatest enemy of present happiness is past happiness too well remembered.” – Oscar Hammling. I like to change this around though, to “The greatest enemy of present happiness is a past too well remembered.” Our memories and thoughts hammer away at our brains refusing […]
Are you one of those people whose temperament, mood and even life outlook are largely influenced by the weather? I am. Bright sun makes me happy and by contrast, grey wet days make me sad. This summer was different though, as warm as it was, as fiercely as the sun shone, life and all it […]
In terms of fashion, this is definitely my favourite season, it’s that time of year when you can start to wear layers. You can wear layers across the upcoming colder months too but since I feel really cold, that usually translates to many layers obliterated under something that looks suspiciously similar to a sleeping bag.
I met a friend for brunch at Cafe 24 at Corinthia Marina Hotel yesterday, she was running late so I decided to order a coffee, not a green/herbal tea as I would have done just a short while ago but an actual mug of coffee. At this point, many of you might be wondering what […]
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