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Home Again
Home again. It amuses and pleases me that returning to Milano, Italia, is so known and so comfortable. This is my...
Dead Ends and Discovery
When driving my car, I go just about the same route every time: the shortest, most efficient path between points A and...
At Home Along Milan’s Grand Canal
Journal Entry: Wednesday, 12 September 2018 - Milan Did I really just arrive in my home-away-from-home, Milan, this...
Up North to Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii. You can't get there on a whim. It's neither quick, nor easy… nor inexpensive. But it IS stirring and...
Liberty in Milan
How many times has someone said to me with a sneer, "Oh… Milan. It's so gray and industrial." They turn up their noses...
Home Away from Home in Milano
Stormy, wild wind and rain last night here in Milano. End of summer, early fall. But I arrived four days ago to a day...
Hungry? Eat this!
For the record, "Italian Food" is SO much more than pizza, spaghetti, ravioli and fettucine alfredo. In fact,...
Feelin’ Groovy in New York City
My perception of the enormity, diversity, energy and intensity of New York had felt daunting all these years, so I had...
Charming Treviso
If you're heading toward Venice (Venezia), veer a little north to the charming town of Treviso (Tray-vee-zo). A...
Typographic Jam Session
"Affamata di Sapere" - "Hungry to Know". That seemed like a meaty phrase around...
Along the Ligurian Sea
Mention a trip to the "Italian Riviera" and one envisions palm trees, beaches, hot sun and relaxation. In fact, Russia...
Market Day is Saturday
In this neighborhood, Saturday is market day. A string of city blocks nearby is blocked off and filled to the brim...
At Home in Milano
(Click on each image to enlarge it.) 17 May 2013, 3:03 p.m. - Milano The nightingale is singing in my courtyard and...
Hiatus
It's been a pause, a respite from one endeavor so I could shift energies and surge headlong into others. I took a...
Jan & Petula in Prague
After a time of their love wrapping halfway around the world, about 7 months ago Jan moved back to the Czech...
The Last Bouquet
Saturday morning, 11:30. The church bell just tolled. Birds in the courtyard. A lovely, fresh breeze through the open...
Evening Canal Walks on the Navigli
At 10:15 last night, I stepped out the front gate from the public courtyard of my apartment complex and headed north...
A Stroll Around Old Nice
As a designer, artist and photographer, I can't go anywhere without seeing Design, Art and Photography. Nice, France,...
Burrata, Mozzarella Cousin
Imagine making a cheesy pouch out of fresh mozzarella, then filling it with cream and mozzarella strands. That's...