Just one year ago next month we moved to France, after 35 years of living in the Seattle, Washington area. What a difference a year makes. Seattle Metro has a population of 4,102,400 according to the 2022 census, it regularly ranks in the top ten worst traffic cities and in the top ten most expensive…
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Cruise Ship Food
Check out my new post, Cruise Ship Food – A Bellcurve on my other blog Been There Eating This. My plan is to make it more active so take a look, and follow if you want more on food.
My Year in Instagram
As the year comes to a close it is pretty common for artists who use Instagram to look back over the year at their most popular posts. As I look back it is obvious that “Likes” are not directly connected to the quality of the art, they are often about the content, and probably one’s…
French Food vs Spanish Tapas
Nine months ago we moved to rural Normandie France, a long way from the food capitals of Paris and Lyon. I have come to the conclusion that French food is boring, at least in our part of France, yet according to articles in the New York Times and Forbes many are saying the same thing…
Keeping green in your sketching
“If you are green you are growing.” A lot of truth here, and I do not know the first time I heard the phrase, but autumn reminds me of its wisdom. The yellow and orange at this time of year are a joy for most artists, yet we are capturing the glorious finale of leaves…
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