The image of the Pont Gard on the 5 Euro note is both a reminder and acknowledgment of history.  The bridges was part of the construction of the 50 km aqueduct to carry water to Read More …

The silk woven wall tapestry (3m x 10m) created by Eva Jospin decorates the wall in the restored hall of the popes.  It is hard to imagine that we sat down to dinner in the Read More …

The secret is not in the bag! Chocolate lovers beware. The unbleached burlap sacks move Cacao beans around the world.  From first sighting in Santa Ana Ecuador in 3500 BCE to the dark chocolate found Read More …

Somewhere between nasal drip and an extruded nose there is a moment of whimsy, a recall of earlier days.  (Somewhere on Route 66 Hedicus is still sneezing on Michael’s ashes). Just after lunch as we Read More …

The “ring around the rosy” song emerges from memory as eyes pause on the multitude of collected images in the “Chateau de Cormatin.”  In a gilded room an original painting dating to years before the Read More …

The gallery of beds, of tables, of curtains line the perimeter of the room. The emptiness a reminder of a long history.  A long story told in a lifetime of chapters.  The keys each a Read More …

The bundle of onions gathered from the fields and dried in the fall sun hangs to avoid the morning mists. In a season of the poet’s mellow fruitfulness there was an opportunity to see the Read More …

The field of blooms wafts in the early fall sun.  Lavender breathes into the air and the grasses and blooms create a crescendo of colour.  Putting feet on the ground in Lyon is a rite Read More …

Fresh flowers tend to catch my eye.  This friendly hand wrapped selection was offered for sale by a florist in the Ginza.  The florist was not on the Main Street.  Rent? There is something loving Read More …

Wandering the streets of Akihabara there is an “ebb in the affairs of men” evidenced by the shift of focus on digital toys to visual dolls.  The advent of Otaru culture, on and in the Read More …