Bahrain’s ghosts have been around since – well – since words were first scratched into clay. Back in 1890, writer J.T. Bent described Bahrain’s inner desert as a “vast s… more →
Tales of Dragons, Rabbits and Roosterswrote 3 months ago: Bahrain’s ghosts have been around since – well – since words were first scratched … more →
wrote 4 months ago: “We can’t allow that half this world’s inhabitants have to live in fear of violence and rape.” Swede … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I voted. However, knowing that I do not have all the answers, my prayer was “Please let the Be … more →
wrote 8 months ago: This class takes place in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. Sorry Bahrain. … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Finishing the 500-odd paged Dearie I started thinking about how French cooking changed the lives of … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Living outside the US has given me a wider perspective of how others view the Land of the Free and t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My revolutionary grandfathers are probably turning in their graves as I post my congratulations to Q … more →
wrote 1 year ago: May 15th is a fantastic day. It is Mojo’s Birth Day. We like to celebrate all the holidays. But Bi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Growing older can be a wonderful adventure if you remember that the important word is growing. - I l … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Faythe Levine created a documentary about the “new” trend in America – handmade cr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We are not forced to do anything. We are only chosen. To be chosen does not mean anything by itself, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My grandmother, Louisa Colvin Burns, on the right 100 years ago today, my grandmother Mary “Louisa” … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Andrea Bocelli performed his One Night in Central Park Concert last night. As the solar flares whip … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The last three days I have been feeling quite grumpy. It’s because I am having to come to terms with … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: “What good is it?” … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My sister’s family sent us their annual Happy Holidays and New Year’s card. My niece st … more →
wrote 1 year ago: "Why are you here?" "I dunno. Why are YOU here?" "I wish I knew." I am … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sketch of Old Manama in 1977 taken from the alley we turned left down. La Fontaine is white building … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Your passport is stamped “Not Permitted to Take Up Any Employment” do you whither or do you soar? Re … more →