I have always found the ocean utterly fascinating.There is something mesmerising about watching the waves roll towards the shore, knowing that beneath that seemingly endless expanse of blue lies an entire world carrying on with its life, completely unaware of ours.A world of extraordinary creatures, hidden shipwrecks, breathtaking underwater landscapes and mysteries that we have … Continue reading Cape Verde: Where Dreams Swim Beneath the Waves and Tiny Turtles Begin Their Journey
My own thoughts and memories
The Poppy: A Little Red Flowers, A Thousand Untold Stories.
Welcome back to another little piece of my thoughts, my family history, and something that has been weighing rather heavily upon my heart.Today, I want to talk about a flower.A small, delicate, blood-red flower that grows quietly in fields and along roadsides, its fragile petals trembling in the slightest breeze.The poppy.Such a simple little thing, … Continue reading The Poppy: A Little Red Flowers, A Thousand Untold Stories.
Taking Up Space, Apologetically – When You Get Trapped Inside Your Own Head.
Sometimes the hardest place to escape from is your own head.I know that sounds dramatic.But there are days when I can take one tiny thought, something so insignificant that another person probably wouldn't even notice it, and somehow build an entire case against myself from it.A message feels slightly different.Someone seems quieter than usual.I remember … Continue reading Taking Up Space, Apologetically – When You Get Trapped Inside Your Own Head.
Falling in Love Is the Easy Part, Staying Takes Heart.
Falling in love is the easy part.Well... relatively speaking.It is the butterflies.The excitement when their name appears on your phone.The ridiculously long conversations about absolutely nothing.The first kiss.The first I love you.The feeling that somehow, amongst billions of people wandering around this enormous planet, you have found your person.Falling in love can feel almost effortless.Staying … Continue reading Falling in Love Is the Easy Part, Staying Takes Heart.
Dear Future Descendant… Somewhere Among the Sands of Saudi Arabia, a Piece of My Heart Will Always Remain.
Somewhere between the golden dunes and endless skies, there is a teenage girl still laughing with her dad, blissfully unaware that one day she would give anything to return. Dear Future Descendant,Welcome back to another little piece of my life.Today, I want to take you somewhere rather special.Somewhere far away from the green fields, winding … Continue reading Dear Future Descendant… Somewhere Among the Sands of Saudi Arabia, a Piece of My Heart Will Always Remain.
Tina by Niall Harbison: The Dog Who Changed the World
Every now and then, a book comes along that you cannot simply close and put back on the shelf. You finish the last page, but you carry it with you for days afterwards. You think about it while making a cup of tea. You find yourself looking at your own dogs a little longer, stroking … Continue reading Tina by Niall Harbison: The Dog Who Changed the World
Raven of the Sea by Stacey Reynolds: Where My Love for the O’Brien Tales Began.
Have you ever opened a book and felt, within a few pages, that you might have found somewhere you wanted to stay?That is how Raven of the Sea felt to me.I picked it up expecting a story. Instead, I found myself beside the wild Atlantic, with the wind in my hair and the sort of … Continue reading Raven of the Sea by Stacey Reynolds: Where My Love for the O’Brien Tales Began.
