New Years Eve 2010 was spent in Bern, Switzerland. Under the sparkling fireworks of the frosty Swiss sky, we saluted to journeys past, present and future.
I snapped this photo towards the end of the evening, and no … this is not my husband.
Happy and Safe Journeys.
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A wordle is a toy that generates “word clouds” from the words, phrases or URL’s that you enter into the sites creation page.
Early morning with coffee in hand, I was browsing my morning reading and came across one of my favourite expat blogs I was an expat wife. I clicked the link My wacky wordle | I was an expat wife. I thought it was a spelling mistake … I mean, wordle! I’d never heard such a word in my life, so I had to find out what a wordle was and once I did, I had to have one!
Anyone trying to make a wordle: take a screen shot once you have completed your wordle. The resolution is larger than the one wordle will give you.
Thank you I was an expat wife for your advice.
Have you wordled lately?
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about blogging, and it seems only fair to share My Sardinian Life’s All-Time Stats, from the beginning of time.
Because most bloggers are secretly obsessed with their stats, and I think too many bloggers focus on the numbers and not the content they write.
I want to show newbies to the blogging world, that it takes time. Patience is definitely a virtue.
Today marks 152 Days without your freedom.
Today you will spend your 30th birthday in captivity, in the hands of terrorists, in the eyes of uncertainty.
My hope for you Rossella is that you find a moment of peace, within yourself, to gather the courage to keep fighting this lengthy fight.
Your family, friends and strangers from around the world salute you.
Raise your glass for the women and men who have come before us, raise your glass to the women and men fighting the good fight in the hands of terrorists.
Buon Compleanno beautiful woman. My thoughts and wishes sail across the ocean and into your heart.
This photo was taken in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Canada. This is the stomping ground of my childhood. The house sold, left to rot, infested with addicts, demolished.
If you look close enough, you can see the outline of the grand ole house.
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Speaking with a local Sardinian woman the other day, who happens to follow my blog, she asked me why I wrote an article on Rossella Urru and why it’s important to me.
Free Rossella. Rossella Urru is 29 years old and is a volunteer. She was abducted in Algeria on 22 OCtober 2011.
At the time I couldn’t find the right words to convey my thoughts on this urgent matter. It has taken me over twenty-four hours to get my thoughts straight, and here is my answer:
We are all Rossella Urru’s and Kristen French’s. We are all women who are still struggling to survive in this manly world.
We are all freedom, unless that freedom has been stolen from us.
It’s time to stop this madness, it’s time to bring ALL the children home, safe, back in their mothers arms.
Freedom for Rossella Urru.
I love maps, all maps, everything map-ish, I heart it! This is one super new feature on the stats page, right here on WordPress. It’s free, and easy.
Have you seen your new views by country in your stats?
It’s been one hundred and three years since the first International Women’s Day was observed in the United States. Today around the world men and women will join hands in solidarity, peace and equality.
As of today, Rossella Urru has been held hostage in Algeria for 138 days, 8 hours, and 41 minutes.
When you reflect on the women in your life today, please take a moment to say a prayer for those women, in 2012, who have had their freedom so brutally taken.
Blessed be.
A HUGE thank you to the folks over at Charming Italy who have nominated My Sardinian Life for the Local Experts Award in Sardinia.
It’s a huge honour to be among some of the best bloggers (on Sardinia) in the industry. Grazie mille!
Charming Italy’s enthusiastic effort in creating this award, has led me to a number of new blogs on Sardinia, which I am currently exploring. Here’s two:
Sipping Sardinia – An awesome expat blog from a Polish woman who lives in Nuoro, Sardinia.
Wandering Sardinia – This blog is written in Italian and English. I hope to make that jump one day!
Why don’t you head over to Charming Italy now and see what all the fuss is about.
One million thank you’s!
Nia over at photographyofnia awarded My Sardinian Life with The ABC Award. An awesome surprise to wake up to this cloudy, grey morning. Thank you Nia.
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