Monthly Archives: April 2009

Auschwitz – testament of man’s inhumanity to man

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Administrator

Disembarking off a night train from Prague to Krakow on Good Friday, we boarded a tour bus to Auschwitz. The train set us up for this visit. It traversed the same route along which many Czech Jews were sent to … Continue reading →

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Prague – a city of churches, palaces, memories and renewal

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Administrator

A picturesque city teeming with cafes, bars, bookstores, churches, palaces, red haired women and hordes of strolling tourists; a city framed by two majestic citadels – Prague Castle and Vysehrad – between which snakes the Vltava River dividing the Lesser … Continue reading →

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Don’t let the music die

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Administrator

I took up playing the ukulele when I was 10 years old, sick in bed with a chicken pox that would never leave, it seemed, for when old sores healed new ones replaced them. The itching and the silence in … Continue reading →

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Writing Books – like producing children

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Administrator

As I get my third book ready to send off to the publisher, it reminds me of the preparations we made for the birth of my last son, many years ago: the suitcase packed, the hospital on notice, the preparations … Continue reading →

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