After my trip to Croatia last month (wow, has it only been a month?), I can now claim that I’ve been to three Roman amphitheaters. Archeological research has found signs of Homo erectus going back to possibly 1 million years… Read More ›
Travel
Wool Arts Tour, Angora Bunnies!! (part one)
The wool arts tour (or as we call it “wool weekend”) was great fun this year. Last year I posted video and photographs of an angora bunny being “spun”. This year we met yet more spinning bunnies, more than happy… Read More ›
Fall is here, but Fishing Season Carries on!
Hillsborough, summer fishing mistake left in this tree limb overhanging the river. Related articles Fall Is Upon Us (joshuabrands.wordpress.com) 10 Most Popular Lakes for Fall Fishing 2013 (infotainmentnews.net) Summer is over but fishing season on Lake Wylie is just heating… Read More ›
Where Alley Oop The Time Traveling Caveman was Born. Maybe.
There is a tiny little town in western Texas, named Iraan. The town sprang into existence after the 1923 discovery of oil on the ranch of Ira Yates (the town is named after Ira and his wife Ann), with the… Read More ›
I buy more dead people stuff….vintage finds
I decided to show my daughter that her opinion of me as a hoarder, though not as bad as those people on TV, is not totally true. I filled bags with clothing, old vases and pottery, books and even some… Read More ›
More Markets! Zagreb’s Dolac
Anyone who regularly reads our blog know that many of us are drawn to markets, whether it is an antique flea market in Paris, an outdoor mercado in Texas, or the ubiquitous farmer’s markets that appear in many European cities…. Read More ›
Parisian Doors, or what to do when you are broke and in Paris
I love travelling to Paris, but am always on a budget. While I allow myself one bit of vintage glass from my favorite shop in the Marais district, if I have time to just be a Flâneur, I give myself a… Read More ›
Ever Been to Slovenia?
No? It’s a beautiful place. When my friend Elaine and I were traveling from Zagreb to Pula, we decided to take the highway that crossed southern Slovenia, more or less to put another stamp on our passport. I’m so glad… Read More ›
Bye Bye Barilla
Barilla doesn’t want you to feature anything but a tradition family in their advertising. Guido Barilla made the big mistake of not just discounting gays, but also women, with this interview comment. “I would never make a spot with a… Read More ›
Goroka Sing-Sing, Papua New Guinea Independence Day
Papua New Guinea is an incredibly diverse country, with an estimated 800+ identifiable groups / communities / traditional societies of people. For a country of only about 6 million, the results are a riotous melange of languages, traditions, costumes and… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 