Long Way Home, book three

Jun 8, 20236 min read

Book three: Sunnyside Booty-Boom

entrance to Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion and beach club Lidia and Shelton took a breezy cab ride along Lakeshore Boulevard to Sunnyside, a...

Jun 7, 20234 min read

Spring in Corfu

excerpt: Long Way Home, book 3 Chapter Two Winter in Corfu, the Emerald Isle of Greece, the second largest Greek island next to Crete, is...

Jun 3, 20233 min read

Festa della Rificolona

Chapter Seven Autumn time out in Tuscany The crowd, their decorated paper lanterns bobbing on long sticks, accompanied by marching bands...

Apr 13, 202312 min read

Women Renaissance Artists?? Are Old Masters!!

Shocking notion, I know! During my four years in an Honors Visual Arts degree program was there any acknowledgement of the works of...

Apr 7, 20232 min read

Tarot tells a Tale in Book Three, Long Way Home

"Voula sighed wearily, sat on the couch, and reached for her tarot deck, Well I guess it’s just you and me now, and you better start...

Apr 4, 20232 min read

The Orsanmichele, and 'Doubting Thomas', Florence

Of all the renowned statues in Florence, especially those of the High Renaissance, by famed artists we all know, like Leonardo,...

Apr 4, 20233 min read

Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy, Florence

I finally got to re-visit the beautiful city of Firenze/Florence in Tuscany last October. It is a place that has intrigued and inspired...