by Deborah Quinn | Nov 14, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat
So you may or may not know that it’s Diwali this week, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Indian shops and restaurants are festooned with marigold garlands, and even the expat Aussie grocery store has a Diwali display: But, of course, in good capitalist fashion,...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 26, 2010 | Children, family
I wanted to write a post about Christmas, about family, about remembering my own childhood Christmases and feeling connected to my mom, who is out in the snowy midwest celebrating with my brother and sister and their families. We New Yorkers couldn’t face...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 19, 2010 | street notes
…even Santa can’t get a taxi: