Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” — Pablo Picasso In 1997+- we went to Lourmarin in Provence on our first trip to France. No digital photos, but I did this watercolor, yes Picasso, painting is a diary.
This week ‘back’ in The Pearl – July 3, 2026
As we do so often on Friday mornings, we are both sitting at the table writing our blogs, it is a familiar routine. Last Friday was our last day in Paris so we went to lunch with Shirley and Jim at Marcello, it was a perfect place to wrap up all the good times we…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – June 30, 2026
“It went by so fast,” I said, as I rolled over to go to sleep last night. Almost two months in Europe is now behind us and we are heading home today. Yesterday afternoon, I sat at the cafe in front of our hotel in Helsinki, on a pedestrian street, and did this sketch looking…
This week “not” in The Pearl – June 25, 2026
It is hard to think that next week I will be posting from The Pearl. It has been quite a journey with a lot of memories. Tricia is posting about our time in Kotor today. Our apartment in Paris is in a perfect location, in a Haussmann style building, just a block from Gare Montparnasse….
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Parched in Paris
This is why we travel in the Spring and Fall.
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