“Annihilation” Jeff VanderMeer For a while I had completely lost my reading mojo. And I mean completely. I didn’t read one single line of any books when I was on holiday last week and that must have been a first for me since I was six and first learnt to read… I blame this book. …
Whenever I’m come back from holiday I feel the need to ‘sort things’. I have the urge of diving into cupboards and purge things, throw away the surplus… start afresh. Now this could be a total denial of the amount of washing that five people produce in a week in a hot country I’ll be …
Palm Springs (by J.V. Healy, 1939) Here the white lizards scatter over the white sand; The sun creates stillness, makes t knee-joints limp, The sullen heat gives power to prolong The furtive tenderness of a bronzed hand. There the movie actress flats in the blue pool: White is her suit, brown her skin, …
It’s time for us to go back home… can’t wait to see my ‘little’ boy who wasn’t with us on this holiday… but I can’t say I’m happy to say goodbye to the sun…
This place is truly magical. The West entrance, and the town of Joshua Tree are only an hour’s drive from Palm Springs but it felt like travelling back in time a few centuries… A day ticket for the park is $25 and you can buy it at the gate from the Rangers. The name Joshua …
Another couple of things ticked off my list of things to do in Palm Springs: first up the obligatory drive by Frank Sinatra’s house (he’s buried in PS… that trip will have to wait till next time) the gate was open and I was going to have a little peak inside (the pool you can …
A day of 2 halves. Early morning walk in the neighbourhood and short hike. By myself, because my children are lazy and the husband is still not a walking model. It was a glorious morning. On the top of that little hill, in full sun, the Coachella valley spread in front of me I took …
… the desert is in bloom lunch was delicious the pool boy and the flaming are trouble together… SaveSave
Day 2. Palm Spring Vintage market takes place on the first Sunday of every month. How lucky was that! I bought this incredible quilt top from a lady who gave me a discount because I was able to tell her that it was a postage stamp quilt set in a trip around the world pattern. …
Hello!! We arrived in Palm Springs last night after a long comfortable flight and a smooth drive (LA traffic though… urgh…). I managed to watch two movies (‘The shape of water’, which I found a tad slow and I’m sure lost a lot by being watched on a tiny screen, and ‘Call me by my …
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