I often wonder what I would actually do if I were marooned on a desert island.
Would I just give up, wallow in lonely self-pity until I dried up like an empty corn-husk? Would I laze around all day go...
Bonjour, from my travels in beautiful, chilly Paris.
A decade ago, I lived for a year in this “city of light”, but then I got kicked out of clown school and have not been back.
Yes, you read that ri...
Sitting in a colleague’s coaching studio, I was drawn to a banner bearing the words: “To bring peace to earth, strive to make your own life peaceful”.
‘Peace on earth’, a favourite yuletide sentiment....
Visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads? Sadly not.
We may forget that while we are busy being concerned about our plans for the holidays, many of our students and young folk are in the throes ...
I’ve studied about conflict and resolving it, and still I dread and avoid it.
The other morning, Mr Bones (the Shi Tzu) and I were taking our usual stroll through the Botanical Gardens.
An SUV came ...
By Julia Pitt
Last weekend was a bit different. I spent most of it attending a seminar on race walking of all things. Yes, that track & field event with the swishy hips and rather awkward gait that ne...
Perhaps the result of the influence of Valentine’s Day, it seems that everyone and their brother is celebrating a birthday this month. By the time this goes to print, I too will have made my annual tr...
“Like rama lamma lamma ka dinga da dinga dong … we go together”, as the song says from Grease. Who does exactly? It seems like anyone can with a joint interest and vision, sharing the same end-goal. T...
November is National Novel Writing Month (in case you didn’t know). They say everyone’s got a book in them ... just how do you find it?
Fifteen years ago, a small group of wannabe writers set themselv...
This past week I turned my back on the ravaged garden and the invading colony of ants, tipped my hat to the continuingly tireless efforts of the various clean-up crews around the Island, and just left...
