This week I read a piece written by Paul McCartney about his time after the Beatles broke up. He talked of his struggles and how he moved on to a better place while living with his family on a farm in northern Scotland. He repeatedly gave credit to Linda, his wife, for being a critical…
Category: TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – October 28, 2025
What is one of the first things you focus on when you look at a piece of art or a photo you have done? Frequently we find the “mistake,” – what I did wrong. We even tend to do it when we look at someone’s post we see in a blog or on IG. This…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Noisy streets
The quiet life we had in La Thebauderie was quite peaceful. An occasional car came in or out, a tractor in a neighboring field, and cows mooing in the distance were about all that broke the silence. Rural Normandie was quite a change from our condo on Harbour Pointe Boulevard in Mukilteo, WA. Our condo…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – October 14, 2025
We have been traveling in Central Oregon this week so not a lot of time for deep thoughts. I lost a pencil sharpener while we were in Prineville, and Prineville has nothing even close to an art store. We went to lunch in Redmond, which is a much bigger and is sophisticated enough to have…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday
I am changing direction on Tuesdays, more thoughts and ideas, bit of history and even a tip now and then. Technically, I was/am a “carny.” When I was around two or three years old my dad and mom owned and operated the food concession at an Oregon based traveling carnival. I believe it was Rainer…