Giving Up Cake

It was no coincidence that I watched a movie called CAKE last night. *Spoiler alert* I didn’t know much about…

For the Love of Dogs

It’s heartbreaking to see how some of the dogs are treated on this island. Many are abandoned, some beaten, still…

Diamonds in the Rough

Once upon a time, a long time ago, I was a tomboy. The middle sister of three, I was always…

Downward Dog Sitting

I’ll let you in on a little secret. If you think that dog sitting means that you sit around while…

Floating Wings

A nightly rainy season ritual. The dedalu is clearly unperturbed by its intensely short life-span. One day, tops. Attracted by…

Dance of the Winds

This past week, the first of 2015, has brought with it monsoon-like downpours and flooding, dazzlingly bright sunshine and a…

A Pig Dilemma

This past December was a dizzying month of festivities around Bali, and the major bi-annual celebrations of Galungan and Kuningan…

Bananas for Monks (and Me)

Early this morning, edging towards wakefulness but not quite there, I dreamed of fruit. Mirroring reality of that moment, it…

‘Twas the Night before Natal

While I listened to the Barong Boy marching Band clanging and clopping their way down the road a couple of…

Inspiring Blogger Award (redux ;)

I just found out that my fellow blogger and Russophile Steve Hague – of Life in Russia renown – has…