The 18th of May elections in Romania are a hot topic, considered taboo by some. But they shouldn’t be – not in a free country where the right to opinion and freedom of expression are respected. So below, you’ll find the thoughts of two generations: mine and my mother’s. Anca’s Thoughts There are a few […]
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What do we see, or feel, when we hear about negotiations involving millions of dollars? Probably movies. Maybe a TV show like Suits. There’s a certain value, and definitely a mythical aura, surrounding complex sales. Movies and TV shows have given us this idea that heavy, complicated commercial deals happen in boardrooms on the 50th floor, with
Dear Grape Minds, “If Paris is France’s head and Champagne her soul, Burgundy is her stomach” – The World Atlas of Wine. Summer is reason enough for cheerful celebrations. No matter where. No matter whom with. Myself, I like to celebrate summer (and weekends, and special occasions – like being alive, for example –) with
Dear friends, the idea came to me to share with you my experience as a mother, although now I have reached a certain age (you know, 60+) and I think of my daughter as more of a friend. But I think I used a successful recipe because I saw the daughter I wanted growing up
Here’s a number that sounds pretty unpleasant if you contemplate it. It refers to the accumulated years. Normally, this age can be the end or the way to the end. I try to convince the interlocutors when such discussions occur that this is not the case. The paths of each of us can be shorter or longer, with winding roads or many intersections. What does this depend on? I do not know. I know that we can make it pleasant even if it is sprinkled with inevitable troubles from time to time. After all, it also depends on the way each of us is. Some like to socialize, some isolate, some are happy by nature, for others it rains even when the sun is shining. Some love the heat, others don’t. We are very different and that is beautiful.