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 […]
Life
Growing Things
You might have seen my post about Russian gardens. If so, you’ll probably have understood that I love gardens and growing things. But it’s not so easy to do it yourself, depending on the resources you have available to you. Gardening and my family history Both my grandfathers were into gardening. I don’t know much […]
It’s OK to Cry
There seems to be some social stigma when it comes to crying. Especially crying in public. When we see someone crying in a public place we look away, often more embarrassed about it than the person crying is. We tell our children not to cry. We tell our friends not to cry when they’re upset. […]
How to Learn a Foreign Language
(Thank you to Alexei K. for the inspiration to write about learning languages) Some people think that because my husband is French, I speak French fluently. Truth is, I’m not all that great in French. Well, actually, sometimes I’m pretty good, but sometimes I’m not. It depends on a lot of things, but mostly it […]
Let’s Talk about Hair
Everybody likes to have nice hair, don’t they? Well, maybe not everybody. I’m sure I’ve seen some people who seem not to care about having nice hair. But let’s call those people the ‘exceptions’. So, excluding the ‘exceptions’, we love having nice hair, don’t we? And we love it when people comment on how great […]