Category Archives: Lebanon

Novels and fresh cucumbers

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Brigitte

Not all who wander are lost I park my car on the number three slot.  It is a muggy night in Beirut. I have had to drive against traffic twice to get here, obeying the delusional Waze which dutifully gets … Continue reading →

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It’s been long…

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Brigitte

“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.” ― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. “Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, … Continue reading →

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The scorched mailbox

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Brigitte

War does not determine who is right – only who is left. ~Bertrand Russell When you live in a war zone, and by chance you survive, you are destined to hold a piece of that war in your soul for the rest of your … Continue reading →

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Happiness to go

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Brigitte

What does it take to be happy?  A combination of peace of mind, stability, security, health, family, friends, comfort, helping others, fame, fortune, and a good prospect of a successful future would seem like a good formula. This week I … Continue reading →

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A Lebanese Identity Crisis

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Brigitte

  Check out this new Lebanese TV ad (link below) promoting ‘Lebanese Brew’ beer.  I would love to meet whoever came up with the concept for this campaign and slap them.  What in Heaven’s name are they trying to encourage … Continue reading →

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Do you speak Lebanese-ish?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Brigitte

Learning Arabic in Dubai My six-year-old munchkin is learning Arabic in school.  She sounds like a unique mix of Emirati and Armenian, which is not in itself bad had it existed, but I don’t think it does. Let’s just say … Continue reading →

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Remedy a la Von Trapps

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Brigitte

Remember that scene from the Sound of Music with the thunderstorm and the Von Trapp kids going to Maria’s room all frightened from the storm and the song she sang in that scene?  If you don’t know the scene for … Continue reading →

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It started on a Sunday

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brigitte

“War doesn’t determine who’s right – only who’s left.” Bertrand Russell Our Lebanese hell officially opened its doors on a nice spring Sunday afternoon. On a day like today, 37 years ago. The date became a milestone repeated in many … Continue reading →

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Tayta (A reverie about my grandmother)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Brigitte

Tayta, Teta or Teyta to a Levantine is how we fondly call our grandmothers. Jiddo or Jiddi is the grandfather equivalent. I never knew either of my Jiddos, but I grew up with an official Tayta on call and a few auxiliary … Continue reading →

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If home had a sound

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Brigitte

I know what it tastes like. Tabouleh I know what it smells like. Mediterranean Jasmin I know what it looks like. It hides behind my eyelids. I know what it feels like. A grandmother’s gentle embrace. But what it sounds … Continue reading →

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