TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – July 14, 2026


One of the pleasures of travel is to savor the little things. An extra benefit of packing light is not just to carry only the things you need; the things that are important, but to take items that you will use and enjoy using because they enhance the moment. Most of us have more possessions…

TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – July 7, 2026


Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” — Pablo Picasso In 1997+- we went to Lourmarin in Provence on our first trip to France. No digital photos, but I did this watercolor, yes Picasso, painting is a diary.

theTravelsketcher with clipped-wings


My Alaska Airlines Million-miler Boeing 737 model sits on the mantel. Just a few days over a year ago I was with Tricia (Travels Through My Lens) in Japan and Korea. Ten months ago we were in France. Our last flights were on March 12, 2020, one day before travel came to a screeching halt…