Spirit Animal Portraits
This Christmas I combined my love of animals with my love for the members of my family. I often associate a person I know well with an animal which exhibits characteristics that correspond with his/her personality. Since I've known most...
Autumn in Slovenia
What luck we had visiting this country that, a couple of months ago, I couldn't even find on the map! I always say to my non-EU friends and family that should they make the trip to Europe, I'd go wherever...
Scotland II
I, along with my nephew's wife Ellen (with whom I met up whilst on Skye), had been intrigued by the depictions of the Hebrides in the Peter May detective trilogy. Since I also have always longed to see the stark...
Scotland I
I managed to escape the terrible heat wave of 2022 by flying up to Scotland. I won't fill this post with commentary on the challenges of travel this summer; just acknowledging it here.The first thing I experienced was the prolonged...
Cádiz
Anywhere you stand while visiting Cádiz most likely there's some remnant of long-gone civilizations several meters beneath your feet. Cádiz, Spain is an ancient town perched on a skinny peninsula halfway between the Portuguese border and Gibraltar. It was once...
Christmas in Cambridge MA
I hadn't been back to the States in 5 years, so I planned Christmas with family in Massachusetts for 2021.Despite, and perhaps because of all the Covid constraints, it was one of the best holidays I've had.I flew Lufthansa, leaving...
A bit of Tuscany
Whenever an American friend comes all the way to this continent, I always make an effort to meet up, wherever they may choose to spend their holiday.This July, I spent a week in the company of my good friend...
Bird Drama
May 6. It's been over a year since we first went into Covid lockdown, and I am currently still obliged to obtain most of my entertainment from within my apartment in Aix.Outside my window it is clearly springtime. The trees...
Linocut Birds
This second "Confinement" has given me an excellent opportunity to complete 2 sets of linogravure pieces. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have become interested in the specificity of birds—each species with its own perfect set of adapters—beak...
Confinement No. 2
Well, we're in it again...another lockdown ("Confinement"). It's less rigid, in that children go to school and people can go to work if they can't telecommute, but still—the same old "one hour, one kilometre, and don't go out without out...
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