I saw a film recently that lingered like the taste of bitter medicine. Beatriz at Dinner is the story of a Mexican immigrant (played by Salma Hayek); her roots firmly in the wilderness of her childhood home, but living and working in sprawling LA. The film… Read More
Summer is the season that appears universally revered. In the southern hemisphere the warming weather means that Christmas is on its way and the annual round of parties, barbecues, beaches and sunscreen. It’s no wonder that we long for summer all year round. The thought of… Read More
Like many people, I’m ready to leave 2016 behind. It wasn’t a difficult year for me personally, but it was for some of my friends, and the backdrop of global political and humanitarian crises, one after another after another, infused everything with an air of chaos… Read More
Growing up in a small rural area was a privilege for which I will always be grateful. I spent nearly 18 years living in a beautiful valley with a river below the house, surrounded by farms (see above), with the bush close by and my school… Read More
Chez Moi 