Monthly Archives: June 2014 My mother lives barely a few minutes away from the picturesque town of Bernkastel-Kues on the Mosel River. It’s quite the idyllic spot and super super full of tourists during the warm sunny months. Over the winter there was a town edict to repaint and primp all the old buildings in the village and so […]  I umm’ed and ahh’ed about going for yet another walk tonight around sunset – he weather was much cooler and it was tempting to stay inside. I’m glad however that I didn’t. Even though I did not take my tripod, I managed to shoot some hand held HDR shots of the evening sky with the […]  It’s lovely to be back in Monzelfeld, Germany, with my Mother and Wolfe…. a different time of year than I usually visit. The fields and trees are splendid green, mixed with the mauve, yellow and blue hues of early Summer flowers…. lupins, buttercups, tiny daisies and wild artichokes….. Their ‘hound’, a Japanese Spitz, is always […]  Today was the last day of our Lovely Languedoc workshop here in France. We all hopped in our go-go mobile and headed to Ricaud to check out a French Flea Market. Quite a number of us came home with fabulous finds…. one of our students nabbed a beautiful antique copper water fountain (at a bargain […]  Yesterday Karen and I took our jolly band along to the village of Montolieu, otherwise known as the Book Village (http://www.montolieu-livre.fr). It’s a superb spot, lots of ancient buildings, wonderful views and of course books, books and more books! A little house here would not go amiss!!! |
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