By 62, I’d finally gotten used to living alone. My husband died 15 years ago. Our only son left the country even earlier and never looked back. The house was quiet, predictable, and mine. So when things started moving around on their own, I did what most people my age do. I blamed myself. At … Read more
Last weekend I stayed in a tiny old hotel in Saint-Cyprien, a quiet coastal town in France. The elevator could barely fit one person, the wooden floors complained with every step, and the towels were so thin you could practically read a newspaper through them. But I loved it. Old hotels have this honest, unpolished … Read more
Old houses have a way of watching you. They creak, sigh and whisper in the background, like they’re holding something back. Our farmhouse, built in 1866, has always had that quiet mystery about it – crooked floorboards, thick walls, little quirks you just learn to live with. But one rainy afternoon, a random conversation with … Read more
People Left Baffled – my toddler exposed my husband and our nanny’s secret It started with one innocent comment from my toddler – something he said about our nanny that didn’t sit right. At first, I brushed it off. A month earlier, I would’ve told you my life was straight out of a rom-com: I’m … Read more
People Left Baffled – did Trump just rebrand the Republican Party? President Donald Trump has once again set social media buzzing – this time by floating a new nickname for Republicans and teasing the idea of “TRUMP 2028”. Under the US Constitution’s 22nd Amendment, a president can only be elected twice. Trump is currently serving … Read more
People Left Baffled – why one AirPod always dies before the other If you feel like one of your AirPods always dies faster than the other, you’re probably not imagining it. Maybe you’re on the train, mid-podcast, and suddenly one side cuts out. You’re left in an awkward in-between state: not fully immersed in what … Read more
People Left Baffled – will you really get a $2,000 ‘tariff dividend’? Donald Trump has claimed that millions of Americans will receive a ‘tariff dividend’ worth “at least $2,000” – and people are understandably asking one thing: “Okay… so when do I get my money, and do I even qualify?” The idea is that money … Read more
It turns out the man was previously considered as a suspect in the case People Left Baffled – has Jack the Ripper finally been named? Jack the Ripper’s identity is once again in the spotlight after a historian claimed to have finally unmasked the notorious killer. The killer terrorized London’s Whitechapel district in 1888, murdering … Read more
Why Do Hotels Always Place a Cloth Across the Bed? If you’ve ever stayed in a hotel, you’ve probably noticed a narrow strip of fabric placed neatly across the foot of the bed. While it may look purely decorative, that piece of cloth — known as a bed runner — actually serves several important purposes. … Read more
