This week in The Pearl – September 17 ,2026


We are getting cooler days, with a couple of 80F days thrown in just for good measure, but autumn is definitely upon us. Found a couple of paintings I did some time ago, which I am sure I have already used, but they just seemed to fit the season. Next week we are taking a…

This week in The Pearl


Kind of a quiet week. At the moment we are in Mukilteo to meet up with our friends from Paris, former neighbors of ours when we lived in Mukilteo, who are back for a few days. On Tuesday, while Tricia was at her book group, I stopped off at Fields and sketched. Tricia is blogging…

This week in The Pearl – July 17, 2026


With our unwelcome viruses finally dismissed, we got back to doing the things we enjoy – food, friends, and getting out. Friday afternoon I took my Guerrilla Pochad box to The Fields Park, sat at a table and painted, even got a bit of sun on my arms, it was great. Tricia met up with…

This week ‘back’ in The Pearl – July 3, 2026


As we do so often on Friday mornings, we are both sitting at the table writing our blogs, it is a familiar routine. Last Friday was our last day in Paris so we went to lunch with Shirley and Jim at Marcello, it was a perfect place to wrap up all the good times we…

This week “not” in The Pearl – June 12, 2026


WordPress tells me that I first started blogging eighteen years ago today, wow. I went through a few periods of infrequent activity, but have enjoyed putting my adventures up here; thanks to those who are with me today, and to those who have moved on to other places. Last Friday we left Aix-en-Provence on a…