Our photographer friend Brian Benson has graciously given us passage into his view of London. He is a noted photographer in London. He has numerous credits to his name, people on the street know his name. He is known throughout the city and well beyond. Brian was put in charge of the photography for a …
We catch the tube (subway) to Heathrow and find out that our flight to Genoa has been canceled. We rearrange everything and head to Paris to catch connecting flight to our destination, Genoa and then on to the Cinque Terra of Italy. As we arrive via train from Genoa the rest of the tourist world …
I’ve spent my life in retail and have had the good fortune to make a modest living in a community of 10,000. My profession as a Leathersmith has always made me feel that I was born 100 yrs to late. The 1870’s was a good time to be a harness maker, shoemaker or a shopkeeper. …
At an early age I was introduced to birding, it was a family adventure. On the prairies in the deep south of Minnesota I remember the excitement of seeing and identifying my first and only Marbled Godwit with my cousin. We were the only ones in Rock County to identify this amazing and elusive …
It wafts through the air of my neighborhood and I start to search for its origins. I go from backyard to backyard. The sound I’m hearing could be likened to a bagpipe or harmonica, perhaps more pleasing than either. I find my Lao friend & he has a talent that I’ve never known about. Kampau …
The phone rang and it was a fellow named Scott, he explained that he worked for the Obama Campaign. “Can we talk?” I thought, “Another contribution call.” “You’ve been selected, one of four people to be considered for the Biden campaign stop in Rochester. Would you consider doing an intro for Vice President Biden?” I paused …
Daily Globe Readers, I’m honored and excited to be asked to occasionally write and blog some curious insights and experiences. My wife and I spend three months each year traveling this great nation like modern day gypsies. Over the past fifteen years, we’ve attended hundreds of juried art festivals from Fargo to Cody to Tucson, …
Daily Globe Readers, I’m honored and excited to be asked to occasionally write and blog some curious insights and experiences. My wife and I spend three months each year traveling this great nation like modern day gypsies. Over the past fifteen years, we’ve attended hundreds of juried art festivals from Fargo to Cody to Tucson, …