Photo Friday: St. Aubin [Jersey, Channel Islands]
A view of St. Aubin, one of my favourite villages in Jersey. Filed under: Channel Islands Tagged: Jersey, St. Aubin
View ArticlePhoto Friday: La Corbière lighthouse [Jersey – Channel Islands)
La Corbiere is the extreme south-western point of Jersey in St. Brelade. The name means “a place where crows gather”, deriving from the word corbîn meaning crow. I love this view of the lighthouse,...
View ArticleSummer solstice over St. Ouen’s Bay
June 21st marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2008 we went to a lovely solstice festival over St. Ouen’s Bay in Jersey, Channel Islands. A Brazilian band was playing on the...
View ArticleOf graveyards and stories
This gray, rainy Sunday made me think of graveyards, I’m not sure why. I have this love-hate relationship with them, you see. I hate to think about the degradation of the flesh and that sort of thing,...
View ArticleI wish I were in …
It’s been too hot here in Dallas with no relief in sight. The highs hover around 100°F (38°C), give or take a few degrees. I shouldn’t complain because I can stay home with the AC on at full blast all...
View ArticleMy Jersey – Part I
Jersey was a place I hardly knew anything about until my husband had to go there for work with me in tow. I didn’t know what to expect. We had previously lived in Argentina, where I am from originally,...
View ArticleMy Jersey – part II
This is part II of a memoir of the time we spent in Jersey, Channel Islands. This beautiful island is a hop,a skip and a jump from the coast of France in the English Channel. Read Part I here Walking...
View ArticleThe Isle of Sark
Sark is one of those magical places you want to keep secret because you hate the idea that other people might visit, love it and spread the word. However, this is almost impossible so I’m going to...
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