At my previous job, I had a Bulgarian colleague - who I had the pleasure to have lunch with when visiting Sofia. Every spring she would wear a bracelet made of yarn - two different threads, one white and one red. She explained it was a Spring Bulgarian tradition. The adornment is called Martnitsi and … Continue reading Happy Baba Marta – a Spring Bulgarian tradition
I'm a Fall person. Yet, after long months of cold short days, when it's dark just after lunch, when you need to put on multiple layers of clothing just to step outside for a 5 minutes walk to the supermarket, the soul starts to beg for a break. When the clocks change in March, and … Continue reading Doing Amsterdam in Spring
It's hard to think about the Netherlands without thinking about flowers, specifically tulips. The two times I had been in this country, it wasn't in Spring, so I never got to see it in bloom. A few months ago, I decided it was time for me to do so - I wanted to go back … Continue reading An Ode to Spring – Tulip Frenzy in Keukenhof, The Netherlands
Happy Sunday everyone! The rebirth of Spring reminded me of my last trip of 2020 to the island of Madeira. Madeira is known for its amazing rich flora. Even though it was the end of Summer when I visited, at the end of September, the atmosphere was still warm. I was immediately impressed by this, … Continue reading The Flora of the island of Madeira
I was just looking at the two posts I wrote last year, when I was already confined in my room in London and was seeing my future plans ruined by this odd pandemic. On my post "The Birth of Spring - Part I" I wrote about how dark Spring was actually looking. It was difficult … Continue reading And Spring comes once again
The Winged Bone 