The grandeur of ancient history as a backdrop to mid-career learning adds a certain dignity to the concepts we grapple with, seek to redefine and thereafter implement in our daily work. This was why I had been looking forward to going to Tarragona to this, my second METM, the annual conference of Mediterranean Editors &... Continue Reading →
The purpose of boots
Sometimes, even as a freelance translator who is free to wear her boots as often as she likes in her semi-rural home village, business comes before comfort. That's okay, I have boots for business meetings in big cities too.
Jerome and the cave
These are exciting and interesting times for those who crave knowledge. All the more reason to create a cave.
Lingorate: identity theft scam targets translators | Rose Newell
Beware of fake profiles and fake messages. Keep your eyes peeled. Read what Rose Newell spotted... Here's what I've discovered about a possible identity scam, the latest in a string of such scams to target translators.I never received the email, but a familiar colleague posted in The League of Extraordinary Translators on Facebook to say... Continue Reading →
“Be Italian!”
The quotation in the title comes from a song, from the 2009 musical film, Nine, sung by singer Fergie. In the film she plays the part of Saraghina. The song is giving advice to pubescent boys on how to make a woman happy in a delightfully sensuous way, if one ignores all associated stereotypes about... Continue Reading →
Such love
I should not have done that. I should not have opened one of the few repositories of mementos I have - an old leather writing case which was once a favourite of my mother's - to look for an appropriately elegant bookmark for a gem of a book I'm reading. The book has a history... Continue Reading →
Drones
What better way to welcome a hot Monday afternoon following the hottest day on record this summer in my corner of the Algarve than to witness an Irish bride and bridesmaids alighting from hired vintage cars at the door of the São Sebastião Church - which dates back to 1759, by the way - in... Continue Reading →
Lassitude
Summer can be blamed.As an habitual workaholic, I find it enormously worrying when the heat of the day provokes in me a lack of desire to do anything but lie down and go to sleep. Perhaps all that is required is for me to acclimatise to the summer temperatures and resist with determination the soporific... Continue Reading →
#aptrad2016
Note: The 4,100 words which follow contain my observations alone. You may see things differently, although I do hope that at least something strikes a chord. If you cannot stomach a text this long - a text I felt compelled to write - be glad that I put the poem and its translation at the... Continue Reading →
A glossary well worth its salt
There is more than one way to skin a CAT, as the saying goes, and in this case, a glossary ranks high on my list of priorities.
That elusive pair of jeans 