That is, “Sixteen Days of Rain.” The summer of 2022 was hot and dry, but this year it has been quite different. Getting out to sketch has been a bit difficult, so indoor sketching was in order. I learned a new phrase today while getting my hair cut – temps de grenouille. It means frog…
A Good Week Sketching, and a Workshop
It has been a good week sketching-wise. First off, I am going to be doing “Yes! You can Travelsketch! “ here in Normandie. Some of our neighbors wanted to learn to travelsketch, so we are going to do a workshop on 10 August at the Chateau de Domfront. Here are a couple photos of past…
I like Europe – A Lot
I like Europe. I particularly like France. Since moving to France over sixteen months ago, we have had the opportunity to visit twelve European countries, a few of them we had already visited at least once before we moved here – that is more than I ever dreamed I would get to see. If you…
Basel & Luzern – Loved Switzerland
Last Thursday we left Alsace and headed to Basel, Switzerland, with a lunch stop at Titisee-Neustadt in the Black Forest of Germany. Our first impression of Basel was the crazy pedestrians and bicyclists, they cross and cut in and out with seeming little concern for cars. As a driver it was up to me, with…
Basel Ticked All the Boxes
Basel was our first introduction to Switzerland, and what a pleasant place to start. Stereotypes of mountside cottages with goats and cows ringing their bells would have to wait, Basel is a big city. Bicycles and pedestrians rule, crossing and swerving with no rhyme nor reason. Driving our car was a two person job –…
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