On today’s anniversary of 9/11, this is my tribute to the victims, their families and friends, the citizens of the USA and every nation around the world where people value peace, understanding, and human dignity. As a gesture of spreading beauty today, I offer these photos of flowers I’ve seen around … [Read more…]
In Turkey 2011, my husband, Hoyt, and I stopped in the town of Kas, a charming fishing village on the Mediterranean Sea. Yes, I know I’m spoiled. Writing in Kas, Turkey Kas was an idyllic spot to land in, muse, rest, and write. Seafood was yumeeee. We were on the … [Read more…]
Round cheese, square cheese, soft cheese, and hard cheese. Golden wax layers protect and preserve it. Gobble it up with that excellent, chewy bread you find only in Europe (is it something in their water?) a bit of juicy nectarine, and a glass of wine. You’re good to go! Gouda the cheese Last May, … [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…]