After a week in the warmth of Faro we headed to Paris planning to spend a couple days there before catching our train to Flers on Monday. There were moments of trepidation as we anticipated being in Paris. The unrest in France over the legislation to change the retirement age from 62 to 64 is…
Author: Terry Christopherson
I sketch, I paint, I travel and eat, that is what my sites are all about.
Sketching, Seeing and Connecting
While traveling the world, earning the title of theTravelsketcher, two things were special and added to the enjoyment of my travel. One is that I was doing urban sketching before I ever heard of the USK movement, I just sketched what was in front of me. The other was the interaction with people that sketching…
Faro’s Food – Fluctuating Finery
Food is about anticipation, expectations, and enjoyment. At times they all come together at the same time, often they offer us the chance to chuckle a bit and enjoy the experience as it is. The first time I ever had Portuguese food was many years ago when I was in Hong Kong to do a…
Sketching, One One Year In France
Mardi de cette semaine, c’était notre premier anniversaire de déménagement en France. (Tuesday of this week was our first anniversary of moving to France.) Our life has changed, the world has changed, and my sketching continues to change. Our lives have changed in so many ways, I have written of many of those changes in…
Best Memories Our First Year in France I
Just a year ago today we were in Cynthia’s (Tricia’s sister) basement putting the finishing touches on packing for our move to France, our friend Dave was set to pick us up on the 14th to take the three of us, Tricia, Neville, and me, to the airport. This was an endeavor that began in…
