AnnaJan 283 min readGlimpses of paradiseI went to Saudi Arabia over the winter holidays for umrah. But I was only in Makkah briefly. The group of friends I was travelling with...
AnnaApr 9, 20234 min readFrom clay to grave: garden therapy training workshop #1My table-top garden, aka soul imprint of the Indian Himalayas We began with lumps of clay that we formed into balls and passed around in...
AnnaMar 5, 20232 min readLoving the loathly lady(author photo: witch outside a puppet shop in Prague's old city) Old Woman Nature naturally has a bag of bones tucked away somewhere. a...
AnnaJan 29, 20234 min readThe peacock at WaterlooI was standing on a seat, trying to catch a butterfly. A few minutes before, Daliah and I had stepped off the train from Wimbledon, where...
AnnaJan 14, 20231 min readFinding the gardenIn my mind’s eye I see ferns and mosses, their spring-hued greens sparkling against the dark conifers pointing up to the sky behind....
AnnaNov 27, 20224 min readIn the UnderworldA mural in Žižkov, December 2020 My days revolved around plants and birds. In the morning, I would go out to the terrace – still in my...
AnnaOct 30, 20225 min readAbout YewMy last apartment in Louisville was in a white Victorian house with black wrought-iron railings and green trim around the windows that...