There is much to love about my girlfriend. I could be politically correct and say that it is her effervescent personality, her flexibility in terms of living a nomadic lifestyle, her often unexpected quirky sense of humor or her physical…
Exploring Wicker Park ~ our new neighborhood
We are curious about the history of our immediate neighborhood ~ Wicker Park, just as we would be in any new place we live, no matter where or what country. Turns out that the history of Wicker Park goes back…
Studio 352 ~ May exhibit ~ Stray dogs of Nicaragua.
After living in our loft for less than a week, we opened the front door of our studio and gallery to the public. This exhibition of the “Stray Dogs of Nicaragua” marks an important chapter in our lives. We lived…
Hitting the ground running… in Chicago
So it was not quite a straight line between the time when we decided, while we were living in Spain, that we were bound for Chicago. We stretched out our return into with 6 flights (from Spain to Portugal, to…
Lisbon ~ Hommage to the Azulejo ceramic tile culture
Seduced as we were during our first visit, by Lisbon’s urban kaleidoscope of ceramic tiled buildings, we want more! A return visit to Lisbon a month or so later, allows us to delve deeper into Portugal’s Azulejo (ceramic tile) culture……
Green Global Trek “TOP 5” for Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon is a very pleasurable discovery…. The city offers a bouquet of urban visuals. Every outing throughout the many neighborhoods of the city reveals more layers of architectural or graphic expression, which we are thoroughly enjoying. Here are our Green…
Zichron Yakov, Israel ~ Of art, ancient ruins and friends
Before we arrive in Israel I get a warm email from Sally inviting us to visit and spend time with her and her husband Yossi, in Zichron Ya’akov. Sally is a very close friend of my sister Dina (from Dina’s…
First Impressions of Colombo, Sri Lanka
There is no greater pleasure for us than landing in a country we know little about. The learning curve is steep, the intellectual stimulation high. All our senses kick into higher drive ready to absorb what a new culture has…