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Photo by Chico De Luigi2018-10-07T18:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/10/22/dcg/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mic.jpgmichttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dcg.jpgdcg2018-10-07T17:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/04/05/colectomy/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jordan-2.jpgJordan 2https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/human-450380_1920.jpghuman-450380_1920Let's get the party started.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mount-everest.jpgMount EverestHmmm, looks easy, no?https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/colon-no-tag.jpgCOLON-NO-TAGA happy colon... if only!2018-04-25T19:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/10/16/metoo/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/stop.jpgstop2017-10-16T12:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/06/06/seven-years/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jordan-163.jpgJordan 163https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jordan-130.jpgJordan 130https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3854.jpgIMG_3854https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wedding-e1496761940677.jpgWeddinghttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-05-27-18-36-49.jpg2017-05-27 18.36.492017-06-06T15:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/06/04/election-result/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lego.jpglego2017-06-05T20:00:35+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/06/01/elections2017/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/valletta.jpgValletta2017-06-01T19:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/05/14/elections-2017/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170514_110206-e1494776530565.jpgMLP billboard2017-05-15T19:48:37+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/05/03/sylvia/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sylvia-e1493802085454.jpgSylvia2017-05-03T09:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/04/30/political-power/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yin-yang-e1493583092336.pngyin yanghttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/us-them.jpgus themhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/st-francis.jpgst francishttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/octopus.jpgoctopushttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/armageddon.jpgarmageddon2017-04-30T20:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/04/25/one-year-on/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sparkler-677774_1280.jpgsparkler-677774_1280And the light sparkles on.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-18-12-57-14.jpg2017-04-18 12.57.14Picnicking with my 4-year old, one of the joys I've rediscovered.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2016-03-05-19-40-10-e1493065248372.jpg2016-03-05 19.40.10One dose of Humira costs around 500EUR and a basic dose is needed on a fortnightly basis.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fireworks.jpgfireworks2017-04-24T20:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2017/04/06/children/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/child-594519_1280.jpgCrying childThis is a stock image. The ones coming out from Syria are gut wrenchingly worse.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-06-12-20-51.jpgOpen DayEric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar had turned the Grade 1 area into a magical forest at my son's school.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hiding-1209131_1280.jpgA child's point of viewWill we ever know what the children are thinking?2017-04-06T21:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/11/09/trump/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/horror-563247_1280.jpghorror-563247_1280https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-3.jpgtrump-3https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-2.jpgtrump-2https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-1.jpgtrump-12016-11-12T10:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/11/07/loving-oneself/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/tic-tac-toe-1777857_1280.jpgtic-tac-toe-1777857_1280https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/love-yourself.jpgLove yourself2016-11-07T18:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/09/01/david-trump/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mnajdra-temples-e1285802282774.jpgmnajdra-temples-e1285802282774The magical temples of Mnajdrahttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dr-david-h-trump.jpgDr-David-H-TrumpDr David H. Trump, leading archaeologist https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/brocktorff_06.jpgbrocktorff_06The Brocktorff painting that allowed for the Gozitan prehistoric site to be re-discovered.2016-09-01T09:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/08/30/abramovic/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/abramovic.jpgAbramovichttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/abramovic-poster.jpgAbramovic posterThe poster for the documentary on Serbian artist Abramovićhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/abramovic-john-of-god.jpgAbramovic John of GodAbramović with the controversial John of God during a psychic surgery at Casa de Dom Inácio de Loyola, his spiritual healing center2019-02-16T23:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/08/16/glusker/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/glusker-2.jpgGlusker 2Anne Glusker is a passionate storyteller who paints a clear picture to her listener. Photo - Anthony Grechhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/glusker-1.jpgGlusker 1Author Anne Glusker photographer during her residency in Għarb, Gozo. Photo - Anthony Grechhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pierre-mejlak.jpgPierre MejlakGozitan author Pierre J. Mejlakhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/authors.jpgAuthorsJosé Eduardo Agualusa (l) and Claudia Rankinehttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pale-of-settlement.jpgPale of settlementTerritories that made up the Pale of Settlement.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vietnam-protests.jpgVietnam protestsProtests against the Vietnam War abounded.2016-08-16T06:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/08/13/dirty-humour/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/outhouse.jpgouthouse2016-09-10T13:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/05/11/eurovision/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/malta-662264_640.pngmalta-662264_6402016-08-13T05:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/08/04/firsts/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bar-1248841_640.jpgbar-1248841_640Two things that often went together some decades agohttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/house-1407562_640.jpghouse-1407562_640Buying a house - a scary but significant firsthttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/first-1121670_1280.jpgfirst-1121670_12802016-08-04T19:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/06/19/fathers-day/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/walking.jpgWalkinghttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2013-06-12-16-45-05.jpg2013-06-12 16.45.05Partners in crime2016-06-19T18:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/05/17/grief/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tears-934725_1280.jpgtears-934725_12802016-05-28T19:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/05/19/worldibdday/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/letter.jpgletter2016-05-29T14:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/05/24/home-schooling/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/teaching.jpgteachingLet's not isolate ourselves further but go out to explore this amazing world.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/learning.jpglearningLearning through play and discovery is also being encouraged.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/frog.jpgfrogNon-formal education is being practised at schools nowadays.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bus.jpgbus2016-05-26T11:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/05/15/jamala/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jamala.jpgJamalaThis year's Eurovision winner, Jamala.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/crimean-deportation.jpgCrimean deportationThis is what deportation looks like.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/eurovision.jpgEurovision2016-05-15T11:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/03/29/moon-face/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/moon-face2.jpgMoon face2Exhibiting typical moon face characteristics, me in the middle with two very good school friends.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thinnest3.jpgthinnest3The thinnest I've ever been... That's me on the right together with my good friend Anna.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/happy.jpgHappyMe today, enjoying life.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/moon-face.jpgMoon faceMe on my wedding day with full-on Moon Face. 2016-05-13T11:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/04/18/800-becomes-400/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/love-1281655_1280.jpglove-1281655_1280https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hand-792923_1280.jpghand-792923_1280Would we be doing more if those drowning were white?2016-05-13T11:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/05/06/human/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/soldier-708711_640.jpgsoldier-708711_640https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/human-question.jpghuman question2016-05-06T09:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/03/28/village-to-world/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yellow-926728_1280.jpgyellow-926728_1280https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/girl-320262_12801.pnggirl-320262_1280Are we human or...?2016-05-06T09:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/04/05/critical-thinking/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/knights-helmet-1130126_1280.jpgknights-helmet-1130126_1280https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ira-losco.jpgIra LoscoIra Losco, Malta's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/utopia-978908_1280.jpgutopia-978908_1280Which way to heaven on earth?https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screenshot-2016-03-30-10-22-59.pngScreenshot 2016-03-30 10.22.592016-05-06T09:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/04/07/quinolones/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/waiting-game.jpgwaiting gamehttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160407_184541.jpg20160407_184541The offending medicationhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/strawberry.jpgRed strawberryI looked just like this - minus the bow.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160407_153330.jpg20160407_153330From 4 to 18 - many thoughts, with love to infinity and beyond2016-05-06T09:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2016/04/08/apple-crumble/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-20-08-58.jpg2016-04-08 20.08.58Apple crumble at its besthttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-19-17-53.jpg2016-04-08 19.17.53The final result fresh from the ovenhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-18-23-46.jpg2016-04-08 18.23.46The flour, sugar, butter and spices all in one bowlhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-18-20-44.jpg2016-04-08 18.20.44Cold butter cut up into chunkshttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-18-03-32.jpg2016-04-08 18.03.32Wonderful fresh Maltese strawberries - add your choice of fruithttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-17-59-10.jpg2016-04-08 17.59.10Lemon juice with the fantastic Bauhaus-inspired squeezerhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-17-58-04.jpg2016-04-08 17.58.04Perfect lemon zest courtesty of a microplane graterhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-08-17-50-54.jpg2016-04-08 17.50.54The peeled apples - I used 4 this time around coz I added strawberries to the mix, yum!2016-05-06T09:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/03/19/that-most-magical-of-spices/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cardamom-mousse.jpgCardamom mousseHeaven in a coffee cuphttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ground-cardamom.jpgGround cardamomGround cardamomhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cardamom.jpgCardamomCardamom pod2016-05-06T09:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/03/29/two-years-today/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cradling-hands.jpgcradling hands2016-05-06T09:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/03/30/mental-health/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sad.jpgSad2016-05-06T09:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/03/31/pink/2016-05-06T09:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/01/phenomenally/2016-05-06T09:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/01/unctuous/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/qaqocc-e1427720417921.jpgQaqocchttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/guacamole.jpgGuacamole2016-05-06T09:07:19+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/02/the-very-thing-that-defines-us/2016-05-06T09:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/03/figolli/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/car-figolla.jpgcar figollaMy son's chosen shape - a car of course!https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/biscuits.jpgbiscuitsEaster biscuits with the extra pastryhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/biscuits-packed.jpgbiscuits packedAll packed & wrapped for my kid's childcare assistantshttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pre-icing.jpgpre-icingHaving cooled off, they're placed on their trays, ready to be icedhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pre-baking.jpgpre-bakingThe shapes are filled and covered, waiting to be bakedhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pastry.jpgpastryWonderfully pliant pastryhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/paste-di-mandorla.jpgpaste di mandorlaExtra filling can be used to make paste di mandorla (Italian almond sweets)https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/heart-figolla.jpgheart figollaA decorated heart for a toddlerhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fish-figolla.jpgfish figollaA mama fish and a baby fish2016-05-06T09:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/04/yet-more-food/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/garlic.jpgGarlicFresh garlic and tons of parsleyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/beans.jpgFirst shellingFirst shelling of the broad beanshttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/beans-3.jpgPlated upPlated up, with a fresh goat's cheeselet https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/beans-2.jpgSecond shellingSecond shelling of the broad beanshttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/peas-e1428098511498.jpgPeasFresh peas popped out of their pods taste like nothing else.https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pasta.jpgPastaTiny bead-like pasta is the basis of this dish. Spot the intruder!https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kusksu.jpgThe steaming pot2016-05-06T09:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/05/finally-lunch-is-here/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vol-au-vents.jpgVol au ventsMushroom vol-au-vents always go down a treathttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vol-au-vents-plating.jpgVol au vents platingAn amuse bouche to tempt those palateshttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pork.jpgPorkRolled pork belly with the obligatory cracklinghttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pistacchios.jpgPistacchiosThese ingredients will combine to make the most delicious stuffinghttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/orange.jpgOrangeSee that perfect zesting? Well it's all down to my microplane grater!https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/left-over-dessert.jpgLeft over dessertLeftover ingredients? Fear not, make your own chef's treat trifle!https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lamb.jpgLambThe lamb is carved and the gorgeous stuffing releases its smellshttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lamb-joint.jpgLamb jointThe lamb is freed from its nethttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lamb-ingredients.jpgLamb ingredientsA hint at the wonderful flavours in the saucehttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dessert-plated.jpgDessert platedA slice of heaven2016-05-06T09:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/06/kenya/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sunset-681840_1280.jpgHands2016-05-06T08:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/07/spring-hunting-2/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/iva.jpgivaThis is how we go hunting... not!https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hunters.jpghuntersThe real McCoy, parading down the main street of Malta's capital city, Vallettahttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rto.jpgRTOReserved to owner... or so they claim2016-05-06T08:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/2015/04/09/salott/https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/superhero-450419_1280.jpgSuperheroinehttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lara.jpgDr Lara DimitrijevicLara set up the Women's Rights Foundation which provides free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking. https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/katrine.jpgDr Katrine CamilleriKatrine spearheads the Jesuit Refugee Service in Malta, a field she has been involved in for many years, at times also risking her life and that of her family. She is also the recipient of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Award (2007). ©Alexandra Pace/UNHCRhttps://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jeanesse.jpgJeanesse AbelaJeanesse has cerebral palsy but this has not stopped her living her life to the fullest, including founding and running LAND (Living Ability not Disability). https://whatevermiathinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/claudia.jpgClaudia Taylor-EastClaudia started off with the Malta Hospice Movement and subsequently led various voluntary missions to Albania, Kosovo and Sri Lanka. 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