War and Peace and Recovery
Counting bodies in graves has never been about recovery. Has never been about making peace. Memorials like this one at Vimy Ridge were placed so that the war stories get told. Memorials were created so Read More …
Norte-Dame Restoration
The lines were forming in the plaza outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral and it became very clear: this was not built as a tourist attraction but as a sacred place of worship. When seeing the stained Read More …
Fashion Week and Calories
The textile and fashion shows in Paris and the all the people and occasions I have visited here culminate to make this walk through the memory meandering of coffee bars and bistros a cat walk. Read More …
Pomp and Circumstance
When an artist turns 80 and a museum can mount more than 160 works to reflect 60 years of artistic development, this is occasion for looking at the bigger picture. My first visit to the Read More …
Hero Worship and the Arc de Triomphe
Between the Catalan attempt at a voted voice and the Parisienne attempts to make the Champs de Élysées safe there was this other news clip from Las Vegas. More dead, more injured. Somehow we have Read More …
Keystone Gardens, Delight and Food
Somewhere along the way, food kept presenting itself and I did not resist. I could have had any number of friends co-sign the gluttony, however I must confess that both the appetite and the satisfaction Read More …
Stones, Gaudi and Montserrat
The domed pinnacles of stone at the peak of Montserrat are claimed to have been an inspiration for much of the architectural work of Gaudi and especially for the apartment complex La Pedrera. All this Read More …
Tower Power
Towers, chapels, basilicas and cathedrals are the skyline that points dreamers and schemers beyond self to an inspiration whether aesthetic or ascetic. The fingers lifted to the sky are more than towers of prayers. They Read More …
Beach Colour
Under the darkening rain cloud a setting sun underscores the day. The colours of the water tower and the sky enfold into a glorious day-is-done. On the beach the young and agile play volley-ball at Read More …
Arches and Architecture
The archways in the Cathedral in Barcelona frame the side seats on the way to the altar. Pausing at eventide in a city overgrown with image and metaphor is a break from the visual feast. Read More …