I cried. 

Not for the first time. No. But today again when I the news reported that the young mother to be photographed being rushed to an ambulance after Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol where she was meant to give birth shocked the world. 

Now we learned that the woman and her baby have died. May they rest in peace.

And yet I feel so useless. Even my tears are useless.

I had always thought of not taking political sides in this blog, not to be drawn in all the chattering about politics and policies. I thought it would be easier to keep a light view, travelling, food, and good life.

Is there going to be good life when there is so much violence just next door. I am European, and Ukraine is European too. Russia is too, should they want to be.