I spent a wonderful weekend at the cabin (now open for Spring and Summer) that I mention often on the blog. Fellow blogger Kochanski came up for a weekend of butterfly watching, fossil buying, wool shopping, and Thai food. Then… Read More ›
Art 
Mustache Man with Annoying Dog- Statues I Have Loved
I have to admit to a weakness for statues. Where ever I travel, I like to stop and see what statue someone, or perhaps some committee, decided at some time needed to be put up some where. I often find… Read More ›
“Our Paris”
I love Paris, but I don’t enjoy crowds and standing in line. People are sometimes shocked to hear what I haven’t seen in Paris. That’s because for me, Paris is about not having plans. I often wake up in the… Read More ›
Cigar box clocks and goodies for a good cause
Every year I work with some nice people on the JREF forum to help raise money for scholarships for The Amazing Meeting. We are not affiliated with the JREF, we simply like to send some of our forum members to… Read More ›
An Afternoon in Arles
My friends and I took a short walk around central Arles one afternoon. This beautiful town was founded on the Rhône River around 800 BCE and eventually conquered by the Roman in 123 BCE. The site was a popular vacation… Read More ›
Scrapbooking Exile!
I live in a nice rural neighborhood. When my daughters were younger, they would go to “play group”, a get together of various moms and youngsters from the area. Later my daughters would babysit the younger children. While I wasn’t… Read More ›
Paper Roses, from books!
It was a very snowy day, and I had limited crafting supplies. I decided to use a water damaged book to make flowers. I’m sure someone has done this before. The pattern I used I first learned in first grade…. Read More ›
Parisian cats!
I live with a beautiful cat named Moxie, a street cat that decided we would do as her family. I miss her when I travel, and always have an eye out for cats where ever I go. Here are some… Read More ›
Sleeping in Provence
St Quentin de Poterie is a small village just outside of Uzes in southern France. “Poterie” means potter, and the place gets its name from the history of clay pottery that has been made here for over 1000 years. The… Read More ›
London Museums Rock
On my trip to London this week, I made short visits to museums that I’ve been to before: The Museum of London near the London Wall, and the wonderful British Museum. The British Museum is one of the great wonders… Read More ›
