Do you ever think about rubbish bins? Probably not. Or at least, not many of you do. After all, they’re just an everyday item that we use without a second thought. Household bins – a bit of history Can you remember your first household bin? You might have had a metal can with a lid […]
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A New Year – A New Start
It’s not often that you get to start a completely new life. A new year. In a new country, a new town, a new house. But that’s exactly what I’ve got this year. Last year – 2020 If you’ve been following the drama of our lives (my husband, Olivier, and me), you’ll know that in […]
I don’t do Christmas
That’s right – I don’t do Christmas. But before you start feeling sorry for me, let me tell you that it’s not in a ‘bah humbug’ kind of way. And I haven’t always been like this so let me explain why I don’t do Christmas. Childhood Christmas Of course, when I was a child, growing […]
Rescuing the Past
I’m not sure if I’ve actually rescued the past, or just delayed the inevitable demise of some photographic relics. I think it’s the latter. A few years ago while living in Moscow, I found myself wanting to buy all the old photos which I came across in flea markets and other places that sold second-hand […]
One Swallow does not a Summer Make
I love this quote. So before writing this post I researched the origin of it. In its entirety, it’s this: One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy. Aristotle (384BC – 322BC) He might have said it […]