Irene Marinelli

“The limits of my language means the limits of my world” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Words. They are my playthings and...

July is here, that glorious month of summer. In May we pulled away from winter’s hold to watch a new...

Rob and I have been watching an excellent series on Netflix: “Life Below Zero.” The series is set in Alaska,...

It is almost impossible to stay mad at Pierre. Pierre and I are not on speaking terms today. I’m not...

“Twilight drops her curtain down and pins it with a star.” Lucy M. Montgomery If Shakespeare’s “darling buds of May” are...

“People assume happiness stems from collecting things outside yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside yourself” —...

A good definition  of empathy is the ability to understand and even share the emotions of another. The bond between...

By Irene Marinelli “Spring drew on ... and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the...

Who loves the rain and loves his home, And looks on life with quiet eyes, Him will I follow through...

The concept of personal space has been studied for decades, with interesting results. Apparently all humans have a “second skin,”...