Movements in the World and in the Mind
I am by no means considered an elderly person, but although I am a five-year-old at heart I am no spring chicken either. As I am settling in a dwelling of my own, enjoying sea view as both the sea as well as my workplace are literally a stone throw away, I feel truly blessed... Continue Reading →
How do Dark Fairy adventures come into this world. Out of a need for change and excitement, as it creates possibilities for something different. Something potentially better. After a decade of London life, an experience at the African Med, entering the path of graduate life an itch was building up. I might carry the City... Continue Reading →
And so the wheel keeps on turning. After having been deprived from hot and sunny weather for what seems like an eternity, the country has fi-na-lly been basking in glorious summer weather. Sure, it has been hot- maybe too hot for some- and tropical temperatures are to return, but an environment of hot and less... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again. The shops have been full of chocolate eggs and fluffy bunnies for weeks and many working folk are enjoying a long weekend. Christians are giving it up for their saviour, while Jews have been celebrating the freeing of their people from slavery. The traditional Easter egg is a pagan... Continue Reading →
You don't need the end of a year to review the past and perhaps make resolutions for the future, but it does help. The Dark Fairy year started a couple of months ago and the dawn of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar is just another point in time to take stock. For... Continue Reading →
31 October has many names; some call it All Souls Day or the Day of the Dead. Some call it Samhain (say saveen or sowwen). My dear friend Rick from Lowlands country calls it his birthday and popular Anglo-Saxon culture calls it Halloween. For the Dark Fairy it's a time to reflect on the results... Continue Reading →
As Usain Bolt set a new Olympic record in the final of the 100m sprint while his friend and main rival Yohan Blake came a respectable second, Jamaica got themselves some gift to celebrate 50 years of independence. It was on 6 August 1962 that Jamaica became and independent state with its own constitution and... Continue Reading →
While our mythical year of fabulousness has entered its second quarter we are preparing ourselves for the celebration of new life. According to Christian teachings Jesus Christ had been crucified a couple millennia ago and resurrected on the second day after his execution. Appearing to several people Jesus ascends to heaven 40 days later to... Continue Reading →
On the day I was attempting to recover from my flatmate's rather eventful birthday do, I found out another music legend had passed over; Whitney Houston. I was never a fan as her music seemed too tame and too polished for my liking. Yet, being an 80s kid her rise was a big part of... Continue Reading →
The festive season might seem long gone and the next opportunity for some sort of celebration is for many still weeks - Carnival- if not months away. Yet use a different calendar and it's a time to be merry all over again. Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year and it promises to... Continue Reading →
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