Compassion and the 8th
Compassion Noun. Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. I looked up the definition of compassion recently and found myself a…
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My Silver Lining
OK, first my apologies. I haven’t blogged for a while. I stopped when the blockade happened, and I honestly got scared to write about how…
Feeling Alien: First Reflections on Qatar
First confession: Only amateur expat wannabe bloggers fail in style by forgetting their laptop charger in their home country. Mine is somewhere, who knows where,…
Tribute To My Tribe
Yes, we’re finally in Doha. Safe and sound. All of us. Including Pixie, who has taken to expat pet life like an expat human’s toes…
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye… the Irish long goodbye
Anyone who has ever tried to end a phone call with an Irish loved one will know this closing salutation, usually echoed by your counterpart…