Ocean

For a little village (with no Internet), this place has a handful of nice surprises. When gray stone houses have high stone fences and den...

Where did I come up with this one – a village so close and yet so far? It is the first stop – a day of rest. I chose Apremont because it i...

Good morning, it's five o'clock, this is your wake up call. I did not order a wake up call! I hardly slept… Well get going, you sai...

Not a time to get all sentimental, is it? I’m leaving tomorrow morning. My God, I am leaving tomorrow morning???? The last time I packed my ...

Hey, Wisconsin loyalists, we are in the middle of spirit week! Of course, if you’re visiting from elsewhere and you don’t know this, it may ...

It’s a song. Switch a word (traveler for hobo) and you have a Madison eatery. Or a bar. Or something. You also have me, a person who is wear...

more april observations One reason why I had always thought that I was well suited for the “house in southern France” idea (or in Italy – ta...

Someone asked me very recently – what are birthdays for anyway? Everyday should be like a birthday, celebrating the people we like and love....

That’s my birthday wisdom. It has nearly always worked. It helps that I was born in this second half of April. Imagine, a light breeze, tr...

There’s no question. There will be no sanity in the week ahead. None at all. I’ve hit that time period before the blast off, you know, when ...

Look outside. Ohhhhh, warm. A Mr.B kind of morning. I am at an appointment on the far west side. Hurry up, doc, I have to be at a Very Impor...