I have a longterm, distant and special relationship with America. Almost a decade since my last visit and I was back in the golden, postcard city. Like my previous visits, I couldn't help but gawp at how big and widely spread everything was. My inner child wouldn't stop pointing at the large portions of pretty [...]
Over the excitement of an 11-hour flight and warm weather, my sleep was completely off. That night I fell asleep at 1 only to be woken up at 4 by my set alarm. The taxi driver also promised to call at 4 on the dot in case the alarm was snoozed off and dutifully he [...]
“Where did the time go?” I keep asking myself, now that I’m back to my original routine of waking up at the peak of dawn to the beep of my alarm. Sat on the bus travelling back into work after what feels like a pretty short break. With a book in one hand, I'm unable [...]
Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere; at the stores, as a costume owned by my neighbour’s 2-year-old daughter and my back garden. I'm not much of a gardener, I just like admiring the pretty flowers, planted by someone else. It's the month of Halloween, frolic scares and discounted novelty candy. So typically I’m paring October with an [...]
Walking towards the front door of my house in my brand new block heeled boots. I take one step at a time, knowing very well as soon as my heel touches the concrete ground it will clack. Silently hoping the noise of cars passing will muffle out the sound of my boots. I stop myself [...]
With darker days come darker shades. My colour palette has switched from soft, light pastels to strong, dark tones. After weeks of endlessly blogging about lifestyle and travel topics, I’ve finally posted my latest artwork. Mandala’s are a joy to create and colour. I’ve been doing this for over a year now and it's fair [...]
