Granny had a peculiar expression when she wanted to say someone was aging well (whatever that means!). She said: ” She – or he – is growing old gracefully”. This expression is in itself an example of how our society treats elderly people with a certain arrogance. To “age well”? Have we ever heard anybody, referring to a teenager, say he or she is “growing up well”? I don’t think so. But I know exactly what Granny meant, and what …
Category: Impressions
Inside a woman’s bag is her whole life. First of all, it’s something very useful – I cannot imagine how men can do without it! It allows us to carry everywhere with us the things we need most. And those we need less, as well… Many times have I seen this question, mostly in interviews with famous women: “What do you carry inside your bag?”, and from their replies I can conclude that there are a few things shared by …
I absolutely love reading – it’s one of my greatest pleasures in life. Not only because you learn so much but because it allows you to travel, both in space and in time. I’ve just finished reading a most incredible book by Julia Navarro, a Spanish writer. The title in English is “Shoot me, I’m already dead”. Over the years I have read several books by her and loved all of them. But for some time I had not read …