beauty, humour, inspiration, nuannaarpoq, sharing
A wonderful story of a woman who decides her grandchildren need to spend more time looking at nature and talking to people. I loved her humorous and decisive course of action and the fact that she was so loved by her family that they forgave her technological...
authenticity, awards, beauty, colour, enchantment, freedom, happiness, humour, imagination, innocence, inspiration, kindness, nuannaarpoq, resilience, sleep
Our fourth nominee for a Nuannaarpoq Award is: John Keats (1795-1821) Parameters:Â 18th-19th centuries, British, real, human, male, now living elsewhere Nuannaarpoq qualities:Â authenticity, creativity, enchantment, happiness, freedom, imagination, kindness, life,...
freedom, happiness, humour
Something blithe and enchanting about this description of the man she loves, before she realises that he loves her. He is resilient, upstanding, independent, kind, and merry. She loves him from the get-go, as he does her, though her belief in that takes some...
enchantment, happiness, humour, imagination
This one I discovered by accident, tucked away at the end of the album for which its composer is famous, namely Tubular Bells. I bought the CD second-hand in a moment of nostalgia and was unexpectedly disappointed in revisiting the Tubular Bells piece, but it was...
happiness, humour, moments
A delightful, easy moment captured in a few simple lines which remind me of the French expression to feel ‘good in your skin’ (‘bien dans sa peau’). May you laugh only because you really want to and because you feel so well, and the air is so...
authenticity, humour, kindness, moments, nuannaarpoq
We recently spent a month in the Dominican Republic, a luxury to celebrate Luiz’s retirement. One highlight was a fortnight spent on a beautiful beach, talc-fine sand, warm turquoise water, and blue skies. Reading, walking, resting … But more than this...