I’ve never seen Siena’s dramatic annual horse race, Il Palio, but I’d read about it before we visited last fall. And I very quickly saw traces of the city’s horse culture throughout the winding narrow streets of its historic centre. Walk through it with me? click to read the full post.
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A slightly tardy report on our recent local road trip. Three days in Whistler Village (home of the 2010 Winter Olympics) — including a visit to the spectacular Audain Art Museum with a quick survey of some favourite sculptures. Click through to read more, please.
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Doing the best we can in difficult times, sometimes we’re lucky enough to stumble into patches of encouraging beauty, or of the sweetly ordinary . . . And then to turn this into hope, if we can? Mood is an issue this week, but the post arrives with compensatory images. Click through to see what I mean. . .
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Our first day in Paris this past October, we serendipitously discovered this powerful work by Ivorian artist Jems Robert Bi. Back home, I’ve had the chance to find out a bit more his work and about contemporary African art in general. Confirming for me once again that Paris will always be new to me . . .
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As eager as I am to be in Paris and Rome again (especially to see and hug the overseas family members) there’s still much to enjoy right here, in the neighbourhood. For example, I could…
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