I watched her tall figure shrink into a small stature as she rounded the corner from the smoke filled air she had just departed. My brain rushed to take in what we had walked in upon. We had just eaten dinner at a restaurant we enjoy frequently. It’s been a bit of an oasis for […]

I had to check the date as I typed this. Days roll over into days here. I seem to always know the day of the week, but often not the date. For right now, my life seems to revolve around what routine I can find verses dates to schedule my life by like it used […]

When someone is talking to me, I often look at them intently. When I am processing something out loud or in deep thought as I speak, I look around and I notice EVERYTHING. The chipped paint, the crooked picture, the moving clouds, the fly buzzing back and forth. My eyes dart because I assume my […]

Madagascar is a very beautiful country. It is home to some of the most stunning plants, flowers and species in the world. My dad’s dad apparently said it was the most beautiful place on earth when he traveled here for the Air Force. There are many gemstones found here that are hard to find in […]

I’m trying to be creative with my blog titles, can’t you tell with the over usage of “mad”? When in Madagascar… Ok, but really today’s post is about a MAD Queen who just so happened to also be the Queen of MADagascar. Yesterday we went to “Rova Palace” or “The Queen’s Palace” in downtown Antananarivo. […]