Meet the Telesa. Blessed with earth's gifts of air, fire, water - they are her self-appointed protectors. Guardians of land, ocean and all earth's creatures. And they get very angry when man is his usual environmentally-UNfriendly self... An Excerpt from 'Telesa - The Covenant Keeper.'The village cowered in the storm. The wood frames of the… Continue reading Meet the ‘Telesa’. Women of fury – don’t get them angry.
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WarriorMum vs. Wild.
Man VS Wild. Why are we watching this show? The man is a derwit. Tonight he's running around some desert wilderness. He's got diaorrhea from eating old bugs. And now he's excitedly showing us some special plant with leaves that are a great replacement for toilet paper. (Umm..come to Samoa, just about every plant has… Continue reading WarriorMum vs. Wild.
Who you can marrry when I die.
Shakespeare said,"Woman, thy name is misery!" Now that either means - A. it totally sucks to be a woman. (Because men are such awful jerks to us.) OR B. Women make life totally miserable for everyone around them. ( Especially for the men in their life because we can be such awful jerks to them.)… Continue reading Who you can marrry when I die.
Meet Simone – the SAMCO Best Friend
Picture of SAMCO gates courtesy of Samoa Live.On Leila's first day at Samoa College she's given the grand tour by a boy called Simon...Or as he corrects her - Simone.I quickly realized that my tourguide was what my uncle termed a ‘fa’afafine’. On our shopping trip to town for my school uniforms in the weekend,… Continue reading Meet Simone – the SAMCO Best Friend
Why you should join the electronic-book dance party.
Do you want to have thousands of books at your fingertips? Everything from the classics - to the latest bestseller - to the hottest romance - the funniest chick lit - even the most engaging kids fiction? If you love to read and you havent discovered electronic books then you REALLY need to join this… Continue reading Why you should join the electronic-book dance party.
Because I said so.
Teenager's and their Bull.Today I asked my almost 13 year old daughter to get the laundry in off the line. And she said "WHY DO I HAVE TO DO IT?!" In a very angry, confrontational, witchy way. And she stamped her foot for extra emphasis. Like those bulls in Spain do at red flags and… Continue reading Because I said so.
Confessions
My second personal favourite oldie post. Because it felt soooooo good writing it!. I like going to church, really I do. But there are some things that some people say and do that can really get on my nerves. If Im not feeling very Christian. So in the interests of 'getting it all out' and… Continue reading Confessions
Its getting a little sticky around here.
I am not happy. Today I was a super-wonderful wife and mother because along with general cleaning and other domestic duties - I cooked an amazing dinner. Creamy chicken rice casserole with mushrooms and for dessert, toffee date pudding.(otherwise known as Sticky Date pudding.) Its HRH's favourite and we always used to have it when… Continue reading Its getting a little sticky around here.
A Hate List.
I read this article today about how hatred is bad for you. Negativity is poison. So we should work on eliminating it so we can be more healthy, successful (and beautiful) people. With that in mind, I decided to make a list of all the stuff that drives me nuts, all the people that i… Continue reading A Hate List.
If all your dreams came true.
The other day the Princess asked me "What would you wish for if all your dreams could come true?"And before I could stop them, my thoughts took off with a flying leap and I was transported to an otherworld of delight...There I was, attending some fabulous awards ceremony where the movie adaptation of my book… Continue reading If all your dreams came true.
Lani Wendt Young 