Year: 2013

Friday Link Love

All adventurous women do: On being Hannah Horvath by Kate (Suburban Sweetheart).  Is the series “Girls” too real? There is no going back home by Riayn (Geek Mädel). As a fellow expat, I can very much relate to that. On… the value of a person by Melissa (Press Play). This...

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#Scintilla13: Childhood memories

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Post a photo of yourself from...

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#Scintilla13: Losing it over a yellow felt ball

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: We exert control over ourselves and others in many ways. Talk about a...

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Beautiful Napa

On Saturday, Stephanie, who was in California for a 5-day getaway with her husband, invited me to come and hang out with them in beautiful Napa Valley for the day. I was so thrilled to get the opportunity to meet up with her. We met up for brunch at the popular...

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#Scintilla13: On not being a pushover

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Sometimes we wish we could hit the rewind button. Talk about an experience...

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