Early autumn has a particular charm in England. Country gardens are at their best. Old-fashioned roses ̶̶ the kind with loose...

Part 2 " If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move ." Anthony Bourdain My name is Lost Poet and I have wanderlust! The dictionary defines wanderlust as a strong desire to travel. It can be described as a strong feeling, desire, or dr

To lift yourself out of a miserable mood, even if you have to do it by strength of will, should be easy. I force myself out of my chair, stride around the table, exercise my head and neck, make my eyes sparkle, tighten the muscles around them. Defy my own feelings, welcome A. enthusiastically supposing he comes to see me, amiably tolerate B. in my room, swallow all that is said at C.'s, whatever pain and trouble it may cost me, in long draughts. Yet even if I manage that, one

Part 1 The word nostalgia originates from Greek; nostas meaning home and algos meaning pain. The term was coined by a Swiss physician,...

I recently had the pleasure and honor of transcribing my family tree. My father and aunt have done years of research, and have traced...

One of my favorite pastimes is to walk around a city. Be it London, Philadelphia, New York, Budapest, Belgrade, Savannah, Paris or...

Cooking is unique in that it’s an activity that humanity has been doing for thousands of years, nearly everyone is exposed to it, in some...

What is a family? The old adage, “You can choose your friends but not your family,” is not entirely accurate in my opinion. To me, we...

I am a lost poet. A number of years ago I moved across The Pond in pursuit of better opportunities. After being embedded in the new...