What a great way to avoid the depressing months of November and December! For the first time in my life, I crossed the Equator to…
On the occasion of a good friend’s 60th birthday, I went up to London to spend a few wonderful days together. We started off in…
A culture starts with the geology it sits on. For the Province of Naples in Italy, it was history of the Mediterranean repeatedly invaded by a…
I spend a lot of time in my apartment. It faces south—filled with warm light in winter, when the sun is low, and bright but…
I finally cranked up enough courage to participate in the famous festival of tango— this year their 20th anniversary. I attended only 4 days’ worth,…
A couple of weeks ago I went, with my sister and some friends, to Dignes les Bains, about 1 1/2 hours away in the Alpes…
I took a little trip to Portugal with my dear friends John and Claire, who had an unexpected opportunity to come to Europe. I arrived in…
Last week I paid a visit to a city I have long been interested in seeing. Thanks to friends of my sister, Caroline & Olivier,…
Just back from a short visit with a friend to Italy’s capital. The city is much smaller and greener than I remembered, and looks like…
I always have been fascinated by the honey bee and jumped at the opportunity to design a label for my apiculteur friend, Jean-Charles Oziemblowski, who…
Back in Provence after 7 days on the Emerald Isle. My California artist friend, Susan Kirshenbaum, agreed to join me for a week of drawing and…
Last December, my friends Anne & Jean-Charles Oziemblowski and I took a 3-day training session to make me capable of helping out at the local chapter…