Degas in New Orleans
Edgar Degas, Impressionist Painter, Lived and Painted in New Orleans Part 1. This story is a legend in New Orleans, told over and over again, […]
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Music Row, Nashville, TN
Nashville is “Music City USA.” It is also known as the “Songwriting Capital of the World.” This is where music is written, recorded and performed,
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DAYS OF WINE AND LAVENDER AT MATANZAS CREEK WINERY
Leaving San Francisco on a perfect midsummer’s day with a cloudless blue sky, I headed up the 101 Freeway towards Santa Rosa. I followed a
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Cioppino, San Francisco’s Inimitable Fish Stew at the Iconic Tadich Grill
CIOPPINO. What is Cioppino? It is a rustic, tomato based, intensely flavorful fish stew synonymous with San Francisco, where it is said to have originated
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CHEMAINUS, CANADA – Back to Life!
CHEMAINUS, Vancouver Island, Canada, was a dying Canadian Town. Then it was resuscitated through its art program. Ruth asked if I would like to visit
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Casa Kimberly, Puerto Vallarta, Part l .
The Backstory Going back in time to the tumultuous love affair of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1960’s. Casa Kimberly built above the
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THE GARDEN OF EDEN — IN MARIN COUNTY
It is the beginning of Summer and wherever I look, I see flowers, They are everywhere. Not only in people’s gardens, but on the hills,
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Spring Bursts into Bloom in North Carolina
In Northern California where I live, we have two seasons, Summer and Winter. There are parts of Southern California where the winters are so mild,
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Merida Coqui Coqui
The City of MERIDA in the YUCATAN PENINSULA, is one of the most picturesque cities in Mexico. History Merida, the Yucatan Capital as well as