Rather celebrate womanhood.

.Reading time 6 minutes.

The French writer and film director, Yann Moix (50), caused female outrage last week after claiming he’s “incapable” of loving a woman aged over 50 because she’s “too old”. Here’s my answer to the angry women.

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It’s So Unfair.

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Why is it that some of us have so much on their plates? Not in the sense of work or activities. No, I mean too much as in loss, pain and grief.

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Nieuw Avontuur Op Komst {Dutch}.

.Reading time 9 minutes.

Dit jaar staat er een ingrijpende verandering op stapel: mijn Liefde en ik worden tiny house bewoners in de vallei van Casita Verde. Een door Dorus zelf gemaakt tiny house op wielen gebouwd van pallets en gerecyclede materialen. Over een week wonen we precies vijf jaar op Ibiza en begonnen we ons avontuur in Casita […]

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A Different Christmas Coziness.

.Reading time 5 minutes.

With our fifth Christmas on Ibiza I have discovered coziness has just a different meaning here. You see it in the Ibizan streets, the shops, the restaurants, the houses: the tacky white and blue lights are cold and red lights are flickering like you are at a fair ground. The Spanish residents don’t seem to bother as long as they’re eating and drinking with their families and friends.

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Albatross Child {Poem}

.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’m watching the magical albatrossWith her fluffy coat and clumpsy stepWaiting for the time to spread her majestic wingsLifted by the wind to cross the endless ocean Starting life on her ownThis adorable albatross childWith her stomach full of sadness I’m watching the albatrossHer brothers and sisters are sufferingUntil death releases them from their pain […]

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