by Bernadette Nason | Apr 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Easter Sunday, April 8. Five years ago, Easter Sunday also fell on April 8. I know because it was the day my mother died. If you’ve been reading this blog, you know I’m wading through 30 years’ worth of correspondence from my mum. She even wrote when...
by Bernadette Nason | Apr 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
The post office may be closed for Good Friday but that doesn’t mean I won’t be reading witty snail mail from my family today, for today is the day I start writing DINNER IN DUBAI and I’m blessed that my mother kept all my mail from my time there. When she died and we...
by Bernadette Nason | Apr 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
On 3 April 2011, I left Chevy Chase MD for Austin TX, the first leg of a 1,520 mile return drive, after a 4-week reconnaissance to Washington DC in search of a new life. I had 14 meetings in DC, VA and MD with theatre managers, artistic directors, arts’ organizers,...
by Bernadette Nason | Apr 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been saying, “White rabbit, white rabbit, white rabbit” first thing on the first day of every month since I was tiny. According to my lovely mum, mentioning white rabbits x 3 first thing on the first day of the month brings good luck for the rest of the month....
by Bernadette Nason | Mar 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
When I lived in Libya, there was a saying, “You know you’re a real ex-pat when you can kill a roach with your bare feet,” a bare feat (groan) I never mastered. The huge, black flying roaches encountered there were horrific, appearing through the gaps around the...
by Bernadette Nason | Mar 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Attempting (yet again) to post on YouTube, I started from scratch and created “My Channel.” Wow, I’m important. My own channel. Not sure what it meant but I went for it. It asked for my avatar. My what? Er, do I have my own god who descended to Earth? Oh, a...
by Bernadette Nason | Mar 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was my delightful beloved ex-husband John Payne’s birthday and I’ve lately been searching thrift stores for an interesting addition to complete his birthday gift. Anyone who knows me knows that two of my favorite things in the world are my delightful...
by Bernadette Nason | Mar 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Texas Bluebonnet: lupinus texensis, a perennial herbaceous plant from the lupin family. CENTRAL TEXAS. Drove from Austin to Bastrop today. Recent rain after the epic 2011 drought has brought out the best wildflowers I’ve seen in 20 years: Indian Paintbrushes, Indian...
by Bernadette Nason | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don’t thank Col. Gaddafi for many things but I will acknowledge that he’s given me fodder for many of my stories, and for this, my first official blog post. When I read early this morning that Big G, as my fellow expats and I used to call him, had been found (in...
by Bernadette Nason | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
I may have created a monster with this but here is my new blog. No idea how to use it or why I should add another form of media to my already complicated life but nevertheless, here it is. I’ll try only to post when I’ve something worth saying or a joke worth telling...
