Belgium

Apparently doing things the ‘normal’ way doesn’t come naturally to me. Stress ulcers are normally located in the mouth or stomach but in mid-March, I was told I had developed…

Conversation with a friend yesterday turned quickly to how terrible a year 2018 has been.  For me, January began with the ‘perfect week’. I was working reasonable hours, unplugging from…

I’ve spent the past few days flicking through the pages of my old journals. I’ve read about moments in the past two years that have brought me great joy, and…

When my phone pinged on Thursday morning, a photograph of me standing in front of Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges was the last thing I was expecting. “This made me smile,”…