Tue, Feb 28, 2012: Ibrahim’s Ax, Fetma’s HandsIbrahim chops wood with style and grace. Like a martial artist deep in practice… »
Thu, Feb 9, 2012: Building With StoneBuilding With… »
Thu, Feb 2, 2012: Buyuk Cakil DaysBuyuk Cakil Days During the month of December, I am awakened each morning in… »
Wed, Dec 7, 2011: ByzantiumIstanbul is a city of worn marble steps and crumbing stone walls, ramshackle… »
Sun, Dec 4, 2011: Traveling LightAs perennial nomads we travel light. Once we traveled with enough gear to equip… »
Fri, Dec 2, 2011: The Bar That Never WasDuring the past few months, as I walked by The Hotel San Andreas in Xlendi… »
Tue, Nov 29, 2011: The Dimming Of The LightThe bright smiling girl flew away and the sky turned dull and gray. Birds fled… »
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I’m With You
Prologue A road runs through the center of my heart. It begins near the English Channel and makes its wandering way to the Mediterranean, encompassing a good bit of my past and much that I hold dear. We followed that … finish reading I’m With You
Posted in Books
Tagged Amsterdam, Bali, Chet Bakerâ, couldnâ, Europe, India, Janis Joplin, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Southern California
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AIX EN PROVENCE
A Fine and Quiet Season By Morgan Ayres Aix en Provence is a sparkling and sophisticated city at any time of year. In summer it’s hot, sultry, intoxicating, and mobbed by tourists. In late fall and early winter Aix takes … finish reading AIX EN PROVENCE
TO THE HILLS
Only a few standing stones where there was once a castle and where many once lived. Time pulled them down, stones and castle and all who lived here. To The Hills by James Morgan Ayres It could be like … finish reading TO THE HILLS
Posted in Writings
Tagged Ayres, bees, cypress trees, ground flowers, high mountains, natural beauty, rosemary, standing stones, swoop, tiny villages, white sail, yellow irises
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A Dark Encounter
We had another heart stopping experience last night when confronted with yet another fearsome creature, a giant beast, a bristly wild boar with evil red eyes and dripping fangs in our neighbor’s olive grove. Or something like that. Actually, there’s … finish reading A Dark Encounter
Posted in Sojourner's Journal
Tagged beast, cocktails, creatureâ, demonâ, encounter, giant beast, Havenâ, MaryLou, menace, Monte Leone, olive groves, provocation, red eyes, shotgun, wild boar
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Calabrone
Narrowly escaped death today. Stepped out the door half awake early this morning around 11:30 and ran smack into a creature from the deepest pit of hell as it was devouring a small animal it had stashed in the wall … finish reading Calabrone
Festa
Last evening we went up and over the mountain to a nearby village. It was the first day of a week-long festa: band doing rock and roll, colored lights, food, wine, laughing people, kids running wild. Great fun. The festa … finish reading Festa
