Why have I rejected the coverage of the Boston bombings this week? 21 Apr 2013 | 01:56 pm

I have stayed on the fringes of this weeks pervasive coverage of the Boston explosion and subsequent manhunt with corresponding lockdown, and I have spoken very little about it to my Spanish husband, ...

I used to be a reader, but now I´m a wannabe reader 28 Mar 2013 | 04:55 pm

I used to be a reader, I mean a real reader, one that started a book, finished it, and could discuss it, whether it was good or not, why I found it so, even if I didn´t like it talk about some redeemi...

The new reality 19 Nov 2011 | 02:50 am

This is no longer a crisis, this is the new reality. I heard this line the other day and I have been thinking about it ever since. It is exactly true. Despite the fact that the talking heads - econom...

I can see clearly now 13 Jan 2011 | 01:35 am

A Winter Fog 8 Jan 2011 | 05:26 am

There is a winter fog hovering over me, it´s weightlessness a farce as it sets heavy on my shoulders. I wish to throw it off so I can progress with clarity into this new year but it eludes my grasp an...

Where am I? 4 Jan 2011 | 01:43 am

How far am I from me? But I am here always, constantly by my side. Then the question perhaps is, how far is me from where I am? I am not sure: close by, often sitting in my lap, but many other times M...

Where am I, where am I going? 21 Apr 2010 | 07:59 pm

I rattle around in my mind like I rattle around in my dreams: disorientated and confused in a familiar yet unknown, undefined place. Which road to take, corner to turn, shortcut to choose or forgoe,...

Like Pebbles On Water 11 Nov 2009 | 01:38 pm

All of our actions are like pebbles on water, leaving ripples whose effects are broad and unknown. May the ripples of our acts cause others to make their own positive, far reaching ripples. May we liv...

A Soft Flutter of Newly Found Wings 29 Oct 2009 | 06:28 am

In this country of mine, from which I have been absent for 22 years, I was lost.. But I am found in my soul of knowing who I am. I am a peaceful heart, loving being, joyful woman, one who wishes to h...

Burkas in America 1 Oct 2009 | 09:48 pm

My flight from London arrived yesterday into Washington Dulles Airport at the same time as a flight from Riahd Saudi Arabia. I was at first surprised by, and then curious about the many women in burka...