by Patver | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Déjà vu This morning while I had my daily walk along the main road of my neighbourhood, a young lady in her twenties walked by me in the other direction. She captured my attention for more than one reason. She had a beautiful smile, the kind of smile that comes from...
by Patver | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Summer Reads August 2021 I just wanted to lie down on the sofa and watch tv. I binge-watched some tv-series I had missed in the past years. I felt lazy, unhappy maybe a bit depressed after coping for the last year and a half with all that had changed in my life, and...
by Patver | Nov 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
(…continues from: read the previous post clicking HERE Abigail Speaker path breaker I always have goosebumps when I receive a parcel from Brooklyn, New York, with a book in it. I’ve never been to New York, but the city that is a myth to many worldwide is so part...
by Ideepratiche- Webmaster | Nov 6, 2021 | ALL POSTS
On 31 October 2018, Louise DeSalvo prematurely died. She was a writer, a Virginia Woolf Scholar and much more. I know her only through her books, but I think of her as a dear friend. She has been inspiring me for many years now and has a special place in my heart. As...
by webmaster | Oct 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
na(…continues from: read the previous post clicking HERE property rights Abigail couldn’t accept the fact that women hadn’t the right to own property. In 1860 Ben and Abigail bought some land adjoining to their farm from a widow. Abigail’s comments:...
by webmaster | Oct 7, 2021 | A SHELF OF THEIR OWN, A SHELF OF THEIR OWN, A SHELF OF THEIR OWN, A SHELF OF THEIR OWN, A SHELF OF THEIR OWN, A SHELF OF THEIR OWN, ALL POSTS, ALL POSTS, ALL POSTS
t…continues from: read the previous post clicking HERE great things require great sacrifices I cried while I was reading about these pioneers’ journey and remembered that behind all the great things, be it a nation or a simple action, there is always a sacrifice that...