L is for Labanotation

L is for Labanotation

… or a version thereof. If you’re a ballet dancer you’ll know exactly what Labanotation is. It was created by Rudolph Laban to physically document human movement, based on the belief that you can physically record every single human emotion. In its...
K is for Karma

K is for Karma

You know that old joke: My Karma ran over my Dogma.I don’t know if I really believe in Karma. Don’t get me wrong. I love the concept. It would be wonderful if we lived in a world where what goes around really does come around. If we knew that people who...
J is for Jerusalem

J is for Jerusalem

They say home is where the heart is. If that’s the case, then my heart has at various times and I guess always will belong in England, Australia and the United States, because these are the countries I have lived in. I also lived in Israel for 11 years,...
I is for Iris

I is for Iris

No. Not another person’s name in my life. Not even the iris of my eye. No, this Iris is a song by The Goo Goo Dolls (a great name in and of itself). There is a lot of speculation as to the title of the song and what the song is all about. Many theories say the...
H is for Helen

H is for Helen

Of Troy? No. Of Leigh-on-Sea. (Sorry Helen. You probably weren’t expecting to land up here). ‘Never heard of it,’ I hear you say. Yes, it’s not likely.  Leigh-on-Sea is part of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. And it’s where my parents...
G is for Gallimaufry

G is for Gallimaufry

A mish-mash, hodgepodge, jumble. THAT is gallimaufry. And it sounds wonderful, too. Go ahead. Say it out loud. Listen to it roll off your tongue. Apparently it also means a “stew” – throw everything into the pot. I’d like to pretend I’ve...