On Saturday, three blocks from my house, is the weekly street market selling fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, cheeses,...
Shopping at the Street Market
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Journal Articles
Strolling the Canal
The Naviglio Grande - The Grand Canal - is between my casa and the metro subway station, Porta Genova. This gives me...
Sunny Morning Courtyard
The little courtyard is paved with stones and scraps of ceramic tiles. It's surrounded by camellia, hydrangea, iris,...
Tomatoes & Nespole
WHERE are these being grown right now?! The tomatoes are like sugar candy and the nespole are exotic after apples and...
First Time?
I saw this stenciled on a wall here in Milano today… (Worth contemplating.)
Long Pilgrimage Stroll to the Duomo
After sitting inside all day working, by 6:00 p.m. I had to get out and take a walk from here to my beloved Duomo. I...
Evening Canal Stroll
At 9:00 tonight I set off for a walk up and over and around the Naviglio Grande zone - The Grand Canal. It was a brisk...
Still Life with Toilet Paper
First day in town required some grocery shopping. A few things to eat (favorites I've missed), and a few things for...
Home Along the Canal
May 15 Journal Entry - London Heathrow Tarmac. Departing soon for Milano. "Sleepy and subdued after the long flight...
Starting a Journey… Again
Backing up a bit, here are some journal excerpts from March 18, 2012, in Burien, WA, as I reflected on my...
Botryoidal Jade?
CAN ANYONE HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS STONE? Weighs 2 lbs., 3 oz. and is 5.75" long. Botryoidal in formation. Overall deep...
Nibbling on Hairy Cat’s Ears and Horsetails
Today, under sunny, blue skies, 34 foragers showed up at Seahurst Beach for the Urban Foraging Walk organized by...
Out Walkin’ Again
Hey, it may have been a bit chilly, but it was dry! (We had much warmer weather for our walks on January 1 and...
I was hacked!
Last week I was told that this web site had been hacked into and that site visitors' computers would immediately be...
Snowfall. Silent Action.
It must have been about 30 years ago that I wrote the following haiku-like thought in my journal as I watched the snow...
Happy 106th Birthday, Gladys
Everyone should have a centenarian in their life. Today, January 4, 2012, Gladys celebrated her 106th birthday. What a...
My Pasta Heroine: Elia Neri
How many years has she fed family and friends through this combination of flour, egg and oil? When I came across this...
Lunar Eclipse
The alarm went off at 4:15 a.m. so I could get up on a cold night and watch the moon and its light on the water change...
#!!@#!! cancer
I've run out of fingers and toes to count on. Damn this cancer stuff! Too many people in and around my life, either...
Celebrating 30 Years
It is with deep gratitude that I look back today on my 30 years in business. I have had, and do have the pleasure of...