These countries were rich in culture, and the streets around her home reflected these cultures. The sights, the sounds, the smells, and the stories of her childhood became the well she drew her art from. You look like a really fun person to know! .

Mundane musings from a collector of the quotidian. Despite the two feet of snow we received last week, our day lilies are sprouting, and both snowdrops and scilla are blooming if you know where to look.

Gave us plenty of time to detour for another almond croissant and tea with milk and sugar at nearby Caffe Nero. On the way to our star attraction, Paul told.

History, technology, books and baseball. The first gas powered cars appeared in the late 19. They were literally motorized carriages. Carriages like the 1890 Studebaker below were the predecessors of cars. The Brockway looks a lot like the carriage, but it has a motor. Ford produced its first car in 1903. 1903 Ford Model A Runabout.

I laughed when the words joy floats easily fell out of my fingers and splashed onto the computer keyboard. Strangely appropriate! Years later, while talking to one of my younger sisters, I found out that mom had eventually taken a photo of her sitting in a bucket. What? Did the dishpan go out of style? Why 4 buckets in this photo? April 11, 2015.

Zen and the art of Photography. Wait a tic, Charlie Hebdo. I have tried to post for a while now, about how I.

Intimate expressions of a complicated man. A royal Mayan tomb was uncovered at Takalik Abaj in Guatemala in 2012. I have recreated these figurines in two dimensional artwork using oil pastels in this new original piece. Original artwork by Mr Modigliani, July 2015.