• Wish Box

                              The choice is yours.  Imagine that you had the time, the resources, the ability, complete freedom to do whatever you wanted,…

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  • Collecting

    EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE How much did it cost you? An arm and a leg? Why did you pay so much? Was it something you’ve been looking for? How can…

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  • The Door Handle

    There is a hand that will lead you…. even when the door is closed.  Photo:  My daughter Chelsea says I take more photos of doorknobs than anything else. French antique…

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  • The Man with the Red Bow

    Do you know who this man is? He has being hanging out with me for a very long time, and still I don’t know his name. (Click on the image…

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  • Bending Spaces

    I was standing on a stool, with a can of paint in one hand and a paint brush in another.  Happily painting a wall in our hallway.  I love to…

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  • Nightlight

                       French husband said he wanted a lamp for his bedside.  He said he wanted one that worked.  What he meant was he wanted…

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  • Questions

    This is a post to answer a few questions I have been asked: 1)  Yes, Chelsea started university (called Class Preparatory) in Aix.  She is living in a studio and…

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  • A Girl with a Past

                                When my ancestors traveled from Portugal to the Azores Islands during the thirteen century,  I was with them.  I stood…

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  • The Old Porch Chair

                        The porch door was open, inviting the early autumn leaves a place to rest.  A few gathered taking solace by the old porch…

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  • Painting France

    Photo shop and I are becoming friends.  Or I should say, Photo shop let’s me pretend I can paint! Photo:  A street in the town of Arles, France. Photo:  A…

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