At the Museum, Looking at Art Distracted
At least, in theory, it seems to me, we go to art museums to escape for a brief while to another world. A place of beauty, of creativity, A place…
At least, in theory, it seems to me, we go to art museums to escape for a brief while to another world. A place of beauty, of creativity, A place…
We recently made, what has become, our annual sojourn down the Overseas Highway to Key West for a few days of eating well and utter relaxation. We generally avoid the…
Mid afternoon and the mountains disappear behind a curtain of fog. Though near the equator, the temperature drops; a chilling breeze gently stirs leaves. Twin pagodas appear to be floating,…
Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there’s music and people dancing – especially in Havana. ___ Julia Sawalha
Cuba’s future remains largely unwritten, but dramatic changes are on her horizon.
India never ceases to leave me in wonder. The diversity and devotion and spirituality. Take for example the Baul sect of ascetics that roam the Bengal area of Eastern India…
Things left behind. Abandoned. Almost always draw me in, to wonder why to imagine. I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just…
If children playing in the streets is an indicator of the success of a city, then Havana’s streets may be some of the most successful in the world. ___Ethan Kent
The best cigar tobacco leaf in the world is grown in Cuba's Vinales Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Cubans consider cigar rolling an art form. Eating and sleeping…
Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are. ___Mickey Hart