Tabubilgirl

Chamber pots are, in my world, a vanished Thing.   A THing with a capital TH, spoken of with hushed tones and curled lips   and surrept...

Not long after I moved back to Australia, I was out to dinner with Mum and Dad and a group of other brand-new arrivals.  Among them was a l...

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun an...

Speaking of earthquakes - it's an interesting thing, watching the mental processes by which humans process risk.             Over t...

Last night  Santiago was hit by another very nice earthquake .   The epicenter was only 150 km away, give or take a few, right next to ...

I was dropped into the whole Spanish thing more or less cold turkey. We arrived around midday, sailed through customs and immigration wit...

Mr Tabubil's parents (hereafter to be known as my  Suegro and Suegra, or mis Suegros, collectively) are also living here in Santiago...