TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – How it all began


A few years ago my daughter challenged me to take part in the November Writers Challenge, an event where you attempt to write a 50,000 word book during the month of November. I took the challenge and actually made it on my first attempt. The easiest thing for me was to write about my life…

TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – crispy aubergine


I know it is Monday here in Portland, but it is Tuesday in New Zealand and Australia where some of you folks live. In last Friday’s post I included a photo of a crispy, cheese-filled, aubergine. The Travel Architect, one of my favorite bloggers, asked about the recipe, so here it is. Tramezzino di melanzane,…

TheTravelsktcher’s Tuesday – Another easy way


Continuing with ideas for easy ways to capture the moments, consider an impressive, but equally intimidating place – Notre-Dame de Paris. Visualize that you are sitting in the Place de Jean Paul on a sunny day, the courtyard in front of Notre Dame. There is always a lot of activity, you ponder the church and…