Category Archives: Travels

Inspired To Design – the class

I’ve been working on my class sketches, and each one I do gives me an idea of how to stretch it farther. I did some cropping and repeating of the cropped bit – got some interesting patterns.. a bit abstract. … Continue reading

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Tired Puppy

That’s me. We were out late last night watching a French movie, Of Gods and Men, at the rooftop cinema in Salmiya – comfy rattan chair, drink and popcorn for only 1 KD. It was really neat – why didn’t … Continue reading

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“One of the Prettiest Villages in France”

the subtitle reads on the tourism booklet for Moustiers Sainte Marie.  I think they have it right on….. and very interesting as well. There are traces of habitation dating back 30,000 years (no, I didn’t get too many zeros in … Continue reading

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Sunday – Rainy and Cool. A Perfect Day for Quilting.

Another sleep-in day.  Not sure why I’m waking up in the middle of the night.  We didn’t have any big plans for today anyway, so it’s ok.  It had rained much of the night, and looked like more. After two … Continue reading

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At the Market – Saturday

First day in Riez………. cloudy and a bit windy and fairly cool…… but lovely anyways.  Living in a land of perpetual sunshine, one tends to forget just how refreshing cool air is, and how the breeze will blow the cobwebs … Continue reading

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