There are dozens of fountains, and no wonder, because Aix en Provence sits atop limestone that is riddled with springs. After all, it’s original, Roman,…
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Aix’s sister to the south, Marseille, is the one with the big personality. The Aixois stereotype is that of a well-off, sophisticated, well-dressed bourgeois. In…
My American niece lives in what appears to be Beatrix Potter-land. Although this wonderful illustrator lived north of Buckinghamshire, which is where I visit, the…
I have a lot more time now to observe, and living in a town, the creature to which I have ready access is my fellow…
Periodically, and all over the world, artists get together for an informal “sketch crawl”. Locals decide the spot to convene at, and you’re on your…
I love this city! Even in drizzly and cold November, everything about it appeals. Aesthetically, both olden traditions and the latest design trends, are…
Family ties pulled me northward for a week in the land of Beatrix Potter and the Wind in the Willows. My great niece and nephew needed…
Every village in the south of France has at least one terrain de pétanques, a carefully calibrated patch of ground tamped down not too hard and not…
It’s taken me a while to get this post together—had to set up my scanner in my new place, not to mention finish the coloriages! Martine…
Oneg Shabbat is a traditional way to celebrate community within the Jewish religion. The JCC mixed it up a bit encouraging members to get together…
Introducing kids to the sweet secret of honeysuckle never loses its appeal. No better place to be in the summertime than the South of…
I have started a textile/surface design class at the California School of Professional Fabric Design. We started with a 30-second sketch of a live flower (for…
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