As a Saggitarian, I am supposed to be spontaneous – and most of the time I am. Now that is. In the past – not so much. It would be fairer to say that I used to need a spreadsheet just to keep track of the pros and cons of even the simplest choices. Living [...]
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Posted in Inventions and Discoveries on November 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The joys of public transport
Posted in Inventions and Discoveries on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I caught this bus in Dulwich, London the other night… a wet cold evening coincided with a wet cold bus-driver who could not see the humor in my American, Euro and British coin display in his ‘inbox’. On the other hand I had just had a glass of wine with my classic British fish and [...]
Herbivore heaven
Posted in Inventions and Discoveries, tagged expat eating, expat favorite foods on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I look forward to when I finally go ‘home-home’ (apart from having a compost heap) is having a herb garden. To be able to grow my own herbs, discovered personally in so many corners of the world, will be like having living reminders of my experiences. Continuing my journey in search [...]
Cozy comforts
Posted in Inventions and Discoveries on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When you live near the tropics (as I have for some 18 years), you never have to worry about staying warm and might even have the luxury of only needing a fan to stay cool. Such a small proportion of the world live in this vicinity however and the rest spend copious amounts of money [...]
A different divide
Posted in Inventions and Discoveries on November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of my friends told me once she loved coming to my house because ‘expat’ houses were always more interesting than local houses. The multi-cultural, eclectic (OK haphazard) furnishing style of many of our homes becomes our signature design – and tisone I am very comfortable with. We all know where every stick of furniture [...]
Inventions and discoveries
Posted in Inventions and Discoveries on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The very different, the obvious and the larger than life are what tends to jump out at us when we move somewhere new. These things can easily overshadow the subtle nuances, the tiny, little things that bely a depth of interestingness and meaning, and that if we aren’t paying attention, can be totally missed. This [...]
