As I have said before, the peace and quiet of our rural farm life can be overwhelming, we find ourselves craving the stimulation of Paris, thus we look for any excuse to hop on the train in Flers and get off two hours later at Gare Montparnasse. With Alexis and Joe visiting we had a…
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Sketching in Lisbon and Beyond
Lisbon easily ranks high in the list of places I have traveled. We arrived five days before our Norwegian Cruise was to depart to give us time to explore, so glad we did. When Tricia (Travels Through My Lens) and I were first together 35 years ago we talked about places we would like to…
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…
Cruising and sketching changes
Art is not a static endeavor, if it was it would soon be boring, it is the dynamic aspect of trying new tools, techniques, and styles that keeps it interesting, and challenging. The cruise we just returned from refined a number of changes that actually began in August on our trip to Paris. One of…
Cruising and theTravelsketcher Part 2
As I begin writing it is 0515 on 3 November, 2022. We are less than two hours from the port of Civitavecchia, our last stop on this eleven day cruise. It is dark out though there is enough light from the ship to see the whitecaps on the water while listening to the rhythmic wash…
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