by Deborah Quinn | Oct 30, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, family, grace in small things
1. Not a small grace note but a BIG grace note: my mother has been visiting us for the past week and having her here makes living so far away suddenly seem manageable. It’s both extraordinary that she’s here and…completely ordinary. Of course she’s here; Grandma...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 23, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, expat, food, grace in small things
Grace day again. It’s beautiful here – I finally understand what people have been talking about for the last nine weeks, about what happens when the humidity breaks: clear blue skies, soft air, light breeze. Perfect. It’s finally possible to walk...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 16, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, exercise, expat, grace in small things, UAE, yoga
Am in need of grace this evening. It’s been, as they say, one of those days. Although actually if I am really precise, it’s only been one of those days since 3:45, when my children got off the bus and all hell broke loose. But we’ll ignore that...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 9, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, expat, grace in small things, street notes
Schmutzie writes a blog over there in the upper-left quadrant of North America, in Saskatchewan (a word that is worth saying out loud); she writes well and wisely about everything from photography to toe socks, design to cats. One of the many projects you’ll...
