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` Ask my mother….I swear I did my homework…. I put it right here’….. He then starts throwing things out of his bag and searching in the outside pockets for his exercise book…. Ask his mother?…. ….NO…OO…. I’m not going down that road again. I could almost guess what she […]
I used to wake up in the mornings in those early years in Crete and sing my lungs out. I belted out songs in English…….whatever popped out of my head…….. from my dad’s favourite singers….Nat King Cole’s When I fall In Love…. Dean Martin’s That’s Amore….Frank Sinatra’s My Way….right down […]
This friend of mine rang the other day for a chat……. and chatter on we did for almost an hour. It was so pleasant catching up especially in times like these……..social distancing etc. What a punishment inflicted on us…….. ……..homo sapiens are by nature social animals, herd animals……….. ……..characterized by […]
This is a story we’ve told friends and family so many times and now…….. they’d run a mile if they heard the slightest intimations of yet another rehash……. of how we got started to tying the knot………But bear with me…….. I need to create a little ambiance first……..throw in a […]
We went to China in August of 1997. My in-laws were aghast…………` but they’ve just cracked opened their doors……. you don’t know what’s hiding behind…..and you’re taking the child with you?’ Actually my mother-in-law had gone from telling me in the early years ………. it was soya sauce that was […]
Reinventing yourself seems to be the buzzword these days, more so than ever. Turn your life around, rise up to your full potential, think positive….. begone you negative thoughts…… eat super foods, work out, make dynamic choices, stamp your face on social media etc etc……… I ask myself………have I ever […]