Photo source: Standing Stone, by Annette S Thomson, on Flickr We’ve been in Luxembourg just over a year now. Part of me can’t believe it’s gone by so fast, and then again, Brussels already feels like a lifetime ago. A year ago we were just figuring everything out: how to take the bus into town,…
I am a sunshine-loving girl. These long, damp and dark northern European winters can start to drag. Even the first excitement of snow does not last long before I’m dreaming of the day that my toes will once again be warm and the sky will stay light beyond 4pm. This time of year is hard…
The lovely Amanda has tagged me in the Liebster Blog awards. The idea is to award great blogs with smaller readerships so that we can spread the word about our little spaces on the webs. Yey for small! Small is beautiful! Amanda gave me four questions to answer, so here goes… 1. What is your…
I have wanted to visit Barcelona for years, ever since the month I inter-railed around five European countries with two girlfriends on a teeny tiny budget and heard everyone we met in backpackers and hostels along the way tell us, Make sure you go to Barcelona! Alas, we’d pre-booked our flights and Rome was due…
My whole life I’m surrounded by this great cloud of witnesses, who teach me, who inspire me, who encourage me, who challenge me. I’m thankful for my mum, who taught me about commitment to something you believe in, even when it’s hard and even when no one acknowledges your efforts, who modelled for me generous…
Writing for 31 days straight just about exhausted me. I had so much fun writing the Embrace Expat Life series, but when day 31 rolled around (just a few days late) I felt a wee bit empty of words. But that very day my wonderful man took me away to the rural depths of France…
