Planning a trip: Part 1 – Where to go?


The vagabond, off to see the world with nothing more than a backpack and a dream, is a romantic image, in reality it is probably not the best way to approach your next travel adventure. The other extreme, a spread sheet with the entire trip laid out in 15 minute increments has a certain penal…

Santé Charcuterie in Spokane


The only thing that would make this better is if Tricia was here. Sante is a great French restaurant, will come again, get Travis for server in the Butcher Bar

Travel – tear down the walls


Years ago we were staying at The Tower Hotel in London. As the name suggests it is next to The Tower of London, which is a Medieval Fortress that housed the Royal Armory and still houses  the Crown Jewels of England. It was built for protection, a place for the Monarch to retreat and defend…

Autumn wine barrels


This is a second painting of  autumn at Torii Mor Winery in Dundee. If Monet could do multiple paintings of a haystack, so can I.