We are back in Bella Italia and still I haven’t posted on a few beautiful hours we spent in Istanbul enroute from Hong Kong to Venice. We had a twelve hour stopover that allowed us the time to ‘feel’ Istanbul once again. We arrived there on the first day of the protests in GeziContinue reading “A Few Amazing Hours in Istanbul”
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Art week in Hong Kong
This is Art week in Hong Kong. It is huge and it is really wonderful. There is so much good art out there and I am happy to say, the La Rondine exhibition stands up to all of it, albeit a small show, in the confines of Gallery ZZHK in Wa Lane. Monday night rockedContinue reading “Art week in Hong Kong”
La Rondine Gallery flies to Hong Kong with Seven Artists
La Rondine Gallery is in Hong Kong! Flying like swallows to warmer climes, the nomadic artists of La Rondine Gallery have sent their art to Hong Kong. Seven of us will be represented here, at Gallery ZZHK, a lovely space with an eclectic, almost Parisian character, in a small laneway, Wu Lane, just off HollywoodContinue reading “La Rondine Gallery flies to Hong Kong with Seven Artists”
An English Wedding
We awoke on our last morning in Cambridge with a faint feeling of panic. Outside, gentle snow flakes were flying weightlessly on a soft breeze. The grass was already white and we had yet to get to Aldbury for the wedding that day. But somehow the roads remained clear and all about us on ourContinue reading “An English Wedding”
A Cold Spring in Cambridge
This evening walking along the path to Bagni di Lucca the world had changed. It is Spring. The light is luminous and the earth is sprouting. Birds have arrived from the south, not to mention our lovely swallows who came all of a sudden one day, mid March, when we were all in the barContinue reading “A Cold Spring in Cambridge”
Flying on Dreams
Here we are in Hong Kong again. We are up on the fourth floor in our little space in Hollywood Rd with the sounds of buses roaring by and children squealing in the gardens below, water always drip drip dripping from some overflowing pipe in the courtyard. A quiet moment actually, to reflect, as thereContinue reading “Flying on Dreams”
A land of art, milk and dripping honey
I am lying on the sand in a little cove just below Livorno. The water is gently lapping nearby and a child plucks delightedly at each gush of wave. The sun is warm and low in the sky and the big gulls swoop and swarm over a dark patch in the water. I feel deeplyContinue reading “A land of art, milk and dripping honey”
Festa di Sant’ Anna, in the mountains of Bagni di Lucca
Puttering up the winding mountain road today on the vespa, we stopped at breathtaking vistas from the top of Monti di Villa overlooking the valley between the Appenines and the great craggy mounts of the Apuans. We were in those craggy mountains yesterday on our way to Carrara to partake in a cultural evening withContinue reading “Festa di Sant’ Anna, in the mountains of Bagni di Lucca”
Hong Kong photos
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Hong Kong Philosopher’s Walk
The wind is balmy and smells odorous. All around us, people in funny clothes are flailing their arms about and rocking their bodies to and fro. Some strike motionless poses that slowly slowly transform into a slow-mo kung fu move. It’s dark and the lights are golden and reflecting in the swaying sea. We smileContinue reading “Hong Kong Philosopher’s Walk”
Living Tuscany & Provence 