The Middle East
A day like any other
A day like any other Español In this post: How do you live a day in a desert country? A poetic and rather short description of a common day in my life in Qatar, where average summer temperatures can reach between 96 and 116ºF. Dead bees after the sandstorm (macro photography) I was in the…
Read MoreBravery and a Heady Recklessness
Bravery and a Heady Recklessness In this post: What do driving in a construction zone, running errands, and Mission Impossible have in common? What happened last night? Nothing much. My husband called me early in the afternoon to tell me that the registration of the car was ready and that he had to go to…
Read MoreA tiny Lemon Tree, Part II
A tiny Lemon Tree, Part II In this post: “There is no knowledge that is not power.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Society and Solitude” (1870). I love this quote, but this post is not about it. Another week starts, it feels as if it is suspended in time. There are so many things that are going…
Read MoreCorona-Cat
Corona-Cat In this post: Not much, just a photo and a short paragraph but you know how they say that a picture is worth a thousand words. We were still living in Qatar at that time; the gilded cage that got even more gilded and more cagey in the middle of the pandemic. This is…
Read MoreA Bonfire in the Desert
A Bonfire in the Desert In this post: Scorpions, snakes, fire, desert glory, sand, and secretive creatures. Also, I might have had MERS in 2018. A long time ago, somebody I knew told me that she only liked to go to places where she could be comfortable. We were talking about camping on the beach,…
Read MoreUs vs Cat
Us vs Cat In this post: He is aptly named Maj, his majesty the cat, and he owns his name as much as he owns his new humans and everything else that he wants around the house. I have mentioned before this stray cat that would visit us from times to times and consent to…
Read MoreEl Palito de Limón (A Tiny Lemon Tree)
El Palito de Limón (A Tiny Lemon Tree) In this post: A tiny story about a relentless survivor. With a little help from an unlikely friend, a small lemon tree embodies the definition of resilience. Sitting in our garden like the survivor of an unknown cataclysm, el palito de limón barely clings to life. Under…
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