Waiting for February
I always say the year begins on the 1st of February. I say this because every January, it takes me some time to get into the rhythm of things and to feel motivated
Lockdown
2020 the year of the pandemic and life in lockdown
Looking Back
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” - Robert BraultA year ago we could never have imagined the state of the world
Not a Merry Christmas
Most of us have heard about the moral fable of the frogs in boiling water, that is often used to warn about the slow erosion of liberties or any other slow threat. The
Displaced
I gave away some books today even the one I had yet to read. It appears the baggage I carry is heavy and it is always best to offload before a long journey.
Born for Society
“Man was born for society. However little He may be attached to the World, He never can wholly forget it, or bear to be wholly forgotten by it." ― Matthew Gregory LewisI have been
Brave the Storm
"And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But
Quotes for Wednesday
“There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” - Alfred WainwrightWe are supposed to be going for a walk. - a long one down Bayswater road to what I believe to
Marking the Days
“Time is a relationship that we have with the rest of the universe; or more accurately, we are one of the clocks, measuring one kind of time. Animals and aliens may measure it
Harsh Realities
This is an usual country. My daughters have called it “cringey” because many of what the people here focus on, or prioritise seem corny or superficial to them. When we watch the news
Lockdown Birthday
"You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, and as old as your despair.
Returned
"I like the spirit of this great London which I feel around me. Who but a coward would pass his whole life in hamlets; and for ever abandon his faculties to the eating