Always a bottleneck for me – packing. A new strategy – be in bed by 1:00 a.m. instead of 3. Then rip my heart out, pretend I’m just going to the drugstore and tell the dogs “be right back…” in three weeks. First leg, Columbia airport. Check-in. Waiting for my bags of cameras and L-ion batteries…
Leaving Missouri
Sunset on Lambert Field. Flights canceled and rescheduled, we’re now headed in the right direction-Dallas.
Preparing for Antarctica . . . a hike
Seven days until the trip. Hiking and getting out into the cold is strategy. Today reaches mid-50s.
Rothko “canvases” Creating look-alikes for RED on stage at Talking Horse Productions
Works in progress….. some colors still to be worked out. The studio lighting is fairly true to the hues.
Getting ready for le diner en blanc….packing our whites
The 1st challenge. What goes in our picnic basket…glasses-I’ll hand carry, gloves from Bette, a very tiny umbrella for ambience…
I Wished I’d Learned Spanish
I was designing a new kitchen: creating a 4-color geometric pattern floor, an asymetrical table, and facing the chaos of my clutter plus having to move out of the kitchen. But with months to prepare I have time to learn Spanish because we’re going to bicycle in the hilltop towns in the south of Spain. …
Cycling in France, the Ardeche
Midway through the trip – up to a hilltop town, Largentiere.
Above Bolzano
in Italy – where everyone speaks German . . .
What do these numbers mean?
I’ve seen these numbers above doors in Germany and now Italy…. I have no idea what they signify. 2 C M B 16 or sometimes – 20 CMB 16 ????
It’s on the menu . . .
Buy your dog some ice cream – gelato, any flavor – only 1 euro. Hound ice.