Language & Culture
Poetry by heart – a really retro new year’s resolution
I never bothered learning poetry by heart. In fact, poetry was never really my thing – period. —– As part of our English GCSE*, we
4. January 2023
Author: Katharine
Work & Business
The outdoor adventure movies inspiring me in 2023
I’ve got several big shows to get on the road in 2023: keeping my legal translation business going while building up a whole new business
2. January 2023
Bits & Bobs
Marriage is not for me
This is not a divorce story, but marriage is not for me. —– When I was growing up, I held a number of assumptions about
27. December 2022
Language & Culture
Books of the year – 2022
These are my five books of the year which moved me and nourished my thoughts most in the past 12 months —– 5. The Devil You
25. December 2022
At Home
The Hochblaser: this mountain & me were not meant to be
There is the Hochblaser, that’s the bugger that beat me —– If you are going to engage in the entirely pointless but extremely satisfying sport
16. December 2022
Bits & Bobs
A list of my life failures
Today feels like a good day to publicly bathe in my own life failures, mishaps and misadventures. —– It’s great when you’re successful. It’s wonderful
9. December 2022
Language & Culture
12 charming Northern English words from Old Norse
Even though their influence in Northern England waned about a thousand years ago, the Vikings are still very much present in our distinctive culture and
29. November 2022
Travel & the World
My top 5 travel destinations
Since meeting my wonderful partner back in 2008, we have travelled the globe together. What can I say? We are two free spirits with insatiable
28. November 2022
At Home
Climbing the Gehrenspitze, Tyrol
Memories of hiking up the Gehrenspitze: a perfect day out in the Tyrolean mountains. After a relatively mild autumn, winter has arrived in Vienna. The
22. November 2022
Sport & Health
Why I’m cutting back my running mileage – permanently
After 25 years, I’m scaling back my running mileage. Here’s why. —– I remember the first time I went for a proper “run”. It was
16. November 2022