The majoilica tiles with drinking mug decorations adhere to the brick wall. The ritual washing sink is surrounded with shared water. An oasis of kindness in a dry land. Manufacturing bricks and pyramid stones were Read More …

  Between the morning walk at first light and the Tiffany lamped dinner at evening — a whole day was lived.  The tank top says a lot.  Nasi Goering was a Dutch version of the Read More …

A mask is a bit like a front. It covers the underlying truth.  The dancing figures proclaim the Chinese celebration of New Year’s.  Between the dancers Margaret hides a blush.  The rabbit’s foot has become Read More …

There was a time that the drug dealer would front a good client a little dope to make it till morning.  These are not the fronts we are talking about.  There was a time in Read More …

A wonderful cross-linguistic adaptation of a classic French phrase. This is more than a restaurant, this is a place to be.  A place to watch sunset.  Years ago, on our first visit to Bali, it Read More …

The faces of gods and evil are interchangeable on this small island.  Bali is an island located at the southern end of a chain of islands known as Indonesia.  Population ranking #5 in the world. Read More …

Living and growing on hillsides has been nurtured by generations of farmers.  Each year they patiently carry the most valuable soil up to the highest terrace from which the riches can leach down to feed Read More …

Back a few years, somewhere around 1549 when Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterburry, Evensong was formalized in the Anglican tradition.  Some of the roots were in the Reformation, other roots were in the Jewish Synagogue. Read More …

The knife positioned to twist in the flesh of a hamburger punctuates a drawn out beard.  Gingerly the burger is deconstructed. Falling from great heights with.some accuracy, the coordinates emblazoned on the T-shirt hint at Read More …

The sand and water have an hourly stand-off eroding shorelines and crashing waves. The tide schedule lines out the locus of our daily walk.  There a receding wave.  There an incoming crusher.  Each speaking to Read More …