We walked through the gates of Monet’s Garden on a bright spring day. Around a quiet corner, we met an artist with his back to the most famous landscapes. While everyone else gaped at the blooming …
Thankful for Full Circle Moments
"You were that inexplicable thing that was missing from my life. And so it comes full circle… For now you are again." -Ranata Suzuki We felt like we were in a dream state. We were sitting in De …
Riviera Reverie
As I lay asleep in Italy, There came a voice from over the Sea, And with great power it forth led me …” -Percy Bysshe Shelley In 2014, we explored much of the French Riviera and the Italian Riviera …
Falling for The Alps
Fall in the Italian Alps is Majestical to steal a word from our time living in New Zealand, where it is currently spring! The combination of high alpine villages bathed in the Mediterranean sun is the …
Masked, We Advance
“Masked, I advance.” - Rene DescartesWe were walking through town a few weeks back and our family of five was going one way, and everyone else was going the other way. There was a sea of people …
Making Peace with What Is Unfinished
A lull is a temporary suspension of activity. A lull is a fleeting, fickle, and tenuous gift. The last week of December, before the New Year, is a time where we often feel a lack of activity as …
