2019’s Blank Pages to Fill — with Bravissimo’s Galore. . .

I tend not to make resolutions at New Year’s, preferring to adjust goals and aspirations more often. I have used the occasion several times to resolve once again “to want what I have” [rather than…

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Journal Pages — Paris Purchases, Sketched near Rome. . .

Back home almost a week now, I’m beginning to sleep a bit better (5 1/2 hours in one stretch last night, the most continuous sleep in weeks), and I’m settling back into a very pleasant…

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Packing Up — and Sharing a Sketch. . .

I did get into Rome for a few hours today, riding the Regional train in with my daughter, who had an appointment with her hair-stylist. The few hours weren’t enough, of course, but they were…

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Postcard from A Busy Solo Traveller in Edinburgh

Quick update — I arrived in Edinburgh Tuesday evening — overnight flight from Vancouver to London Heathrow (which, thanks to the time difference, landed me smack in the middle of an afternoon) connected easily (well,…

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Monday Memories — Train Rides Past, Train Rides to Come. . .

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions about my upcoming trip to Edinburgh. After I leave that city, I have a day of train travel to my next destination and then, a few days later, another…

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