Monthly Archives: June 2014
City Sights
I wish I could call myself an artist but it wouldn’t be an honest representation. I’m an amateur admirer of other people’s creations and one of my favourite stops on any holiday is to find art in situ, that is, … Continue reading
The Big Apple
There’s nothing like an Air Canada flight credit plus a big anniversary on the horizon to prompt a continental get-away and so off we flew to New York City. The guide books said it would take a week to visit … Continue reading
Spring on Pender
Our grown children live in some of the most interesting places and we are always up for a visit. That’s what took us to Pender Island last weekend. My husband has urbanite blood, I’m certain of it. As for me, I’m an … Continue reading
Phantom Ranch
And then for something completely different, we flew south to Arizona, drove 4 hours to the Grand Canyon and prepared ourselves for the 5,000 foot descent from the Rim to the Ranch. Most people do this on foot, but my … Continue reading
Children of Iberia
I hesitate to photograph people without asking permission, so most of my photos of children are taken either from a discreet distance or from behind. They still convey the sweetness I want to share with you – children in any … Continue reading
Porto
I wasn’t prepared for Porto. We read about its gritty, no-nonsense, hard-working reputation and active port. We’d heard about the Port Caves, generations of family-owned Port-making facilities and tasting rooms on the south side of Douro River. But we did not … Continue reading
Portugal’s Enchanting Evora
In the heart of the Alentejo region of Portugal the sun shines and the earth is dry, a perfect climate for cork trees. Portugal supplies more than half the world’s cork. Boutique shops sell cork baseball caps, cork purses, cork … Continue reading
Cordoba
The Mesquita is a beautifully well-preserved mosque from 784 AD and second only to the Alhambra. Hidden within the centre of a series of red and white striped arches and columns rises a magnificent cathedral. A short stroll up the … Continue reading
Granada
Famous for the Alhambra, the elaborate Moorish palace of Spain. Lovely, oh so lovely!
Tangier, Morocco
Does the name Pepi la Pew ring any bells? I remember him as an animated and enamored skunk, in perpetual chase of a cat he mistakenly thought was another skunk. His famous quote, “Come to the Kasbah with me, and we … Continue reading