Month: April 2018
Gozo and its charming views
Gozo has to be one of my favourite islands on this planet. And that’s not because I’m from it’s slightly larger neighbour, but it’s because I truly believe that Gozo is one of the rare places that I’ve been to, … Continue reading Gozo and its charming views
Books from our Youth and Childhood (part 1)
Who were the heroes and heroines that stirred your childhood imagination? These are a few of my favourites and with these excerpts and illustrations I would like to invite you to walk down memory lane with me and perhaps find out that your early literary meanderings tally with mine. Continue reading Books from our Youth and Childhood (part 1)
About This trip called Life
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbour, catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain This quote has lately become my life inspiration. Do the things that you want to do now, rather than later, as later might never come. And one of the things that I love to do is travel – seeing a different world than the one I’m accustomed to. The time has come to start sharing … Continue reading About This trip called Life
About Pick Book
Launched in April 2018, this section is dedicated to books and to the people who love, read, buy and borrow books. Mostly dedicated to fiction (but not solely), I aim to entertain you by revisiting books from the past and introducing freshly baked ones. I will include writers from all over the globe but will primarily focus on books written in English (or translated into English) and Maltese. What about the title of the section? First, I will be picking books off the shelves. Secondly, ‘pick’ sounds like pic. As a child I used to rely heavily on illustrations to … Continue reading About Pick Book
About Quotes
This section is about quotes… as simple as that. Some people are better at putting into words what they are experiencing than others. Hence, sometimes in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we come across some quote or line which makes us stop for a second probably because it resonates with what we are feeling, thinking or going through at the moment. Sometimes it just hits home. In this section I will be uploading some quotes coupled by an illustration. Some of the quotes are funny, light and cheerful while others are more reflective. Some of the quotes are … Continue reading About Quotes
