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Breakfast in the Marais

“The image foreigners have of French cuisine is fattening and very fancy food. But it’s not true – French food isn’t just rich. The word “healthy” doesn’t exist in French. We have many, many words, but not that one. To … Continue reading

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Rothko’s Room on the River

“A painting is not a picture of an experience; it is the experience.” – Mark Rothko London is glorious this April.  The weather seemingly slip-streams from California.  Royal Tulips are odes to Spring in public spaces along the Thames Embankment.  … Continue reading

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The Lubitsch Touch!

“Taking trains and trams in Berlin, I noticed people reading. Books, I mean – not pocket-size devices that bleep…”                                 – Joshua Cohen, Novelist Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, and writer.  His urbane comedies of manners … Continue reading

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Milan Elan

“Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here. “– Giorgio Armani Yankee Stadium is the towering cathedral of Baseball’s world. (I mention this to build a … Continue reading

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Where Mozzarella di Bufala Roma

“… Rome, it should be said, has not bothered to join the race for (civic) status. Rome doesn’t compete. Rome just watches all the fussing and striving, completely unfazed. I am inspired by the regal self-assurance of this city, so … Continue reading

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High Desert Soul

“The moment I saw the brilliant, proud morning shine high up over the deserts of Santa Fe, something stood still in my soul, and I started to attend.” – D.H. Lawrence —————————————————— August finds us in the rented Tesuque Hills … Continue reading

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A Tail of Too Cities

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and … Continue reading

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Extraordinary Ordinary

“In extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all of its own”                                                   ― Mike A. Lancaster, author The Covid miasma un-conceals tuned-out treasures in plain sight: High-art of the everyday. We are denied access to usual cherished distractions. Each morning … Continue reading

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Gimme Shelter

Oh, a storm is threat’ningMy very life todayIf I don’t get some shelterOh yeah, I’m gonna fade away – Rolling Stones Sheltering-in-place lays bare unexpected curiosities. Wandering out in all directions we explore familiar surroundings, and discover riches formerly invisible … Continue reading

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The Road from Ruin

“Now, on this road trip, my mind seemed to uncrinkle, to breathe, to present to itself a cure for a disease it had not, until now, known it had.” – Elizabeth Berg, Novelist Things change dramatically every day in the first 2 … Continue reading

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