A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou Beside me singing in the wilderness — And Wilderness is Paradise enow. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Do you find cooking a chore? “A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.” (Wiktionary) My goal is to simplify cooking, make it a pleasant experience, and uncover…
Author: Terry Christopherson
I sketch, I paint, I travel and eat, that is what my sites are all about.
A cat in Avignon
A 9″ x 16″ Ink and Watercolor. We met this fellow on a street in Avignon, he meows in French I think!
The Bookman’s Tale – il est parfait
A few days ago, overwhelmed with the “serious” reading I have been doing I went on a search for diversionary escape. Books like “Possession” by AS Byatt, a literary suspense sort of thing, came to mind. The result of the search pleasantly turned up “The Bookman’s Tale” by Charlie Lovett. So far it is just…
Room 14 and a chapel on the hill
Route de Moustiers (Route D952) goes through Roumoules and winds 7.5 miles toward Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Moustiers is a small village that sits in the rugged mountains of Alpes de Haute Provence in France, existing since at least the mid 1700’s it is listed as one of the most beautiful cities in France, which is well deserved….
Kestrel is back home – wisdom from a well travelled bird
After flying over 12,000 miles, 3 train journeys, 7 cities in 3 countries Kestrel is back home in Washington. Kestrels are one of the smallest falcons; so flying at 35,000 feet from Seattle to Europe was quite an adventure, but Kestrel did it with confidence and class. His adventure began at Sea-Tac airport in Seattle,…
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