On a chilly February morning, when the grass glistens white with frost, I drew back my curtains to this magical view; the hamlet across the meadow in Lourmarin. It is is mystically alluring, no matter the time of day or year. Treading the worn …
For centuries artists have flocked to Provence, in part for its beautiful setting and scenery but also because of its light. That transcendent quality like no where else, a clarity that sharply defines everything yet at the same time has …
We all know intellectually that a ten hour flight transports you to another world, yet no matter how many times you might make such a journey it never fails to surprise and amaze just how different that ‘other place’ is! …
Yesterday, I was explaining that I wouldn’t be available next week as I was about to go on a trip, and before I had time to really think, I’d said “I’m so sorry but I won’t be here, I’m going home.” They …
Imagine waking up each day to a view of the San Francisco Bay, a view so special you can hardy believe it is yours. It lies there patiently waiting for you behind your drawn blinds. As first light dawns, the sky seems to …
Many of us see January as a new beginning, a time to change the things we don’t like. As you reflect, how hard do you have to search to really know what makes you feel fulfilled or happy? As Robert Louis …
I wouldn’t normally write a blog about a movie, although I am not really writing about a movie, (as brilliant and Oscar deserving as it is) but more about the person the movie was about. The movie is “The Imitation …
As the year draws to a close a new one to begin, it’s a time to reflect and think of what’s been. Good days and sad, all part of life, happiness and joy, trouble and strife. Maybe teardrops fell, like rain down …
As you read this just after Christmas, I hope you have been sprinkled with the magic and wonder of the season, surrounded by those you love and the joy of giving and receiving. People all across the globe, have celebrated this …
The Christmas story continues: The little girl turned away from the Christmas tree, leaving her sister to introduce herself to the much wanted dolly and bumped into her father as he finally made it down the stairs. Noticing her serious, …
