“Writers fish for the right words like fishermen fish for, um, whatever those aquatic creatures with fins and gills are called.” — Jarod Kintz  

“You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” Robin Williams, July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014.   Yesterday the sad news of actor Robin Williams’ passing reached us. Immediately my mind filled with the many moments of joy he brought to me and my family. Only a couple of…

“The truth isn’t always beauty, but the hunger for it is.” Nadine Gordimer, Nov 20, 1923 – July 13, 2014  

This week I have been thinking about balance concerning my writing. Slowly I am working out a new schedule for myself: writing during weekdays and blogging during weekends is the goal. Normally I’d be writing when my girls are in school, but I picked (of course) the possibly hardest weeks to try t…

A couple of weeks ago I posted this picture on twitter with the following caption: “I think I might have found the perfect thinking/writing/doing nothing spot.” Within days it was retweeted 24 times, which was amazing to me, this was after all my very first tweet! And more: I received replies like…

Waterlilies in Bali. They speak to me like poetry, their heads tilting toward the sun and their leaves floating effortlessly on the surface. Nearby a waterfall, water cascading down the rocks, bringing music to the words, and a dragonfly gently humming the tune. ♥Lene (Click on a picture and the ga…