Do you most often travel to new places or to your favourites? On a recent podcast of The Bittersweet Life, the hosts discussed a traveller’s inclination to revisit the same […]
Doing the laundry is not one of my favourite chores. Seeing laundry flapping in the wind on an outdoor clothesline, however… is one of my favourite images. Taking in frozen […]
When you hear the words “Lake Como”, what comes to mind? According to a recent New York Times story about Lake Como, you’d be in the majority if you said “George […]
Maybe it’s all the holiday get-togethers… Or maybe it’s the cold weather upon us in Canada… My thoughts have turned to red wine! I don’t drink a lot of it […]
I spent the last few weeks in the beautiful Cinque Terre… without leaving my easel… in Canada! And it was lovely! Painting two commissioned ink and watercolour pieces for a […]
I believe I am suffering from “Tuscanitis”! What is that? A critical deficiency of Tuscany in your overall system. How is it diagnosed? There are many telltale signs. Here’s one: […]
The “100 Mini Vacations” Project is done! I finished it on September 6th – a mere 603 days after I finished my first piece! Only 238 days off my original […]
No garden? No backyard? No balcony or terrace? No problem! Do your gardening out the front door on the street! An Italian friend explained to me that it’s very unusual […]
How do you know when it’s time to get up in Venice? When the gondoliers welcome the morning with opera arias at full voice! By chance, I’ve rented apartments that […]
Did I mention I took dozens of door photos in Orvieto, Italy? Think I did. So you know more door paintings of Orvieto were coming soon! I went on a […]
If you find yourself on a ferry visiting the 5 villages of the Cinque Terre in Italy, do yourself a big favour and stay on the ferry heading south! At […]
Do you have a view that never fails to take your breath away… no matter how many times you see it? My favourite is probably Florence’s Cattedrale di Santa Maria […]
