After arrival before check-in time at the Tower Hotel, a mid-day walk was my first glimpse of London. The nearby Tower of London, now a World Heritage site, on the north bank of the River Thames, once guarded from enemies approaching from the sea. Its oldest structures date back to the 11th Century. The Tower…
It was promised as a Tale of Two Cities. And the contradictions of convictions and rebellion that shaped London and Paris provides an excellent entree for musings and photos about my newly-found work/life balance. Myers-Briggs and the like have always substantiated what my friends know to be true — I like to work hard and…
Here, you’ll see a photo of the Thinker, Rodin’s famous sculpture, placed on a pedestal in a beautiful rose garden, outside the Musee’ Rodin in Paris. We learned, while at the museum, that The Thinker was conceived as part of another Rodin sculpture, The Gates of Hell. Rodin’s figure is deep in thought, but what…
The Cradle Tower at the Tower of London was built for King Edward III in the 1300s. He used it as his private gate into the castle when he arrived by boat. Several of his children were born there and priests and martyrs were imprisoned there in the 1500s. I took this picture, knowing a…
I can now say that I have enjoyed a proper afternoon tea twice, both occasions were special, and at both, Julie Tushingham served as hostess. Please note the difference between high tea and afternoon tea — afternoon tea can seem pretty highfalutin to those who drink iced tea all day long. Both times I delved…
With only a cell phone, you get great shots at parties and concerts — your cell phone is always there, and you look nerdy in some venues with a camera around your neck. Cell phones allow most of us to capture images that, in many cases, are pretty good. I recently attended a workshop wherein…
