Paris to Annecy


A couple of paintings from our time in Giverny, before heading to Paris. In Paris, the traffic was bad thanks to the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics crowd, but we finally made it to Gare de Lyon. We had a nice afternoon break. The next day, Friday, we took the train to Annecy. One…

From Torchamp to Giverny, worlds apart


On our last day in La Thebauderie even the tiny, 3cm, snail on the window was frowning, sad I am sure to see us go. Just a few days before, after a lot of sorting and packing, we put everything we wanted to keep on a pallet-container to be shipped to Oregon. I sketched flowers…

Last week in Paris


We spent last week in Paris. For the first part of the week Tricia stayed in the apartment, I only ventured out for food and beverage. Thankfully there were shops nearby. At a cheese shop I found a baguette sandwich with cheese, Spanish ham, and cornichons, it was perfect for sitting on our deck. I…

A different time in Paris


One major lesson, or reality, of our time in France is that we are perpetually gazing into the future with only a vague vision of our destination. We have a few waypoints in the months ahead but the final destination is still unclear. Though we are staying in an apartment in the 15th arrondissement our…

Wales to Penzance to Paris


If you have followed my travel blogs for even a short time you know that I have an obsession about packing light, which includes my sketching kit. This Daily Humor from the New Yorker made me smile. We took a small-group day-tour to get out and see some of the countryside of Wales. The first…