Monthly Archives: March 2012

Fridays are for readers: Freedom

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Emma Espejo

Still on my last 50 pages (out of 706) to finish Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, I can already say I liked it and enjoyed it very much. I like to wonder the actual meaning of books’ titles as much as … Continue reading →

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Urban Photography: NY Through The Lens

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Marta Favro

I cherish very good memories of my only and (unlucky me) brief trip to New York City. This happened more than 10 years ago, yet I remember the awe and fascination of this great city as if it all happened … Continue reading →

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Good old times.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Emma Espejo

The other day I was standing up on the metro and an image caught my attention. A woman was staring at a picture of an older woman (although not too old), which she kept in her wallet. I could spend … Continue reading →

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(Un)expected

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Marta Favro

It is one of those days you prefer to walk instead of jumping on a bus. I know I should run to catch a train, but I need to slow down, and so I take the longer road, but the … Continue reading →

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Fridays are for Readers: An Imaginary Life

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Marta Favro

That was the book that made me discover Australian author David Malouf and as I read the very first lines I immediately feel in love with his writing and this novel. We are taken back to the Roman Empire, and … Continue reading →

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Blogging and Fashion.

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Emma Espejo

Changing the subject a little bit. Hoping not to break the mood created yesterday by Marta, her text and photograph; today I was feeling like talking about a collaboration with a friend of mine. I am so lucky I am … Continue reading →

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An end, a beginning.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Marta Favro

I look into the water and it’s like travelling through time and submerging in a parallel universe, where everything endlessly repeats itself yet adquires new meanings and nuances.  An instant. My end and my beginning, love exploding in all its … Continue reading →

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Fridays are for Readers: Nocturnes

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Marta Favro

I must confess. Though it’s an internationally acclaimed writer, I have just recently discovered Kazuo Ishiguro’s books. I had bought one during my last trip to London in October, at Gatwick Airport while waiting to embark on the plane taking … Continue reading →

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Street Photography: Sidewalktalk

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Marta Favro

It’s one of those days when you surf through the Net with no purpose, reading bits here and there, following one link after the other while checking your Twitter timeline to see if any one of your contacts has posted … Continue reading →

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Look up, the sky

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Marta Favro

I walk head down, counting the steps, counting my breaths and my heartbeats, feeling my lungs expanding and contracting, my muscles tensing under the effort. I walk but I am going nowhere, I am running in circles, and I feel … Continue reading →

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