Welcome to another “new content” post. Prepare yourself for something different. First, I know many of you Subscribe to Updates, which means you receive these new bright and shiny posts in your email Inbox. Thank you for wanting to hear from me. If you don’t subscribe, welcome. I’m interested in knowing how … [Read more…]
Van Gogh in Nuenen In 1883, when Vincent van Gogh was 30, he moved back in with his parents (not an unusual story even now) who lived in Nuenen, a village tucked in a pocket of Brabant, the largest southern province of The Netherlands. All he wanted to do was paint. … [Read more…]
Don Quixote would have freaked out in Kinderdijk. Kinderdijk, an area in The Netherlands, was not a field of nineteen giants that an enemy sorcerer turned into windmills. They were a field of real windmills built to move water out and build a livable landmass for a growing country. My husband, Hoyt, and … [Read more…]
Kells, Ireland, is famous for one thing: The Book of Kells, a Latin version of the 4 gospels of the Christian New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In case you don’t know, they are stories of Jesus’ life. The pamphlet we received at Trinity College, when we saw the originals, said … [Read more…]
Upon request, I continue a library theme. Aye, last month we journeyed (took a short flight) from Amsterdam and landed on the Emerald Isle. And it is. Bright green, dark green, every crayon shade of green on every hill and dale. Friendly people, fresh air, Guinness, and rain. Of course it … [Read more…]