“In religion, India is the only millionaire……the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” – Mark Twain (American Author, 1835-1910) The morning comes around too fast. It seems such…

Its 10 pm and I’m sitting in the lobby trying to do this, it’s the only place I have decent internet.This morning we visited the Amber Fort.Amer Fort or Amber fort, is situated on a forested hill premonitory, above the Maota Lake near Amer village, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur city, the Capital of…

The driver picked us up from our hotel at a reasonable hour.Early mornings, busy days and nights out take their toll eventually.It took a long time to get through the city. One can barely describe how hectic the traffic is.Into the countryside.We drove past fields of corn. The outer perimeter was…

This is still part of yesterdays post. I’m almost overwhelmed with the color and the sheer beauty of the fabrics we’ve seen. I’m not surprised, but when it does actually happen its a bit hard to take it all in at once. We mentioned to Anju that we would like to have some clothes made.Bless her,…

To share the visual images page of the colors of the day click here When you’re preparing for travel you have an image in your mind of the things you are going to see…. However, the sights and sounds we encountered yesterday were more than I imagined. We’re staying at the very beautiful Claridges Hotel.Our rooms…

Thats where we are.I’ve retired to my room, listening to Lascia ch’io pianga   by  Handel. I have a little difficulty listening to Indian music, I can’t sing along with the melody some how. I did try… but its not pretty.It seems fitting after a day of travel, now I have silence, ambience and beautiful music.I should…

This is how you use the pens says Pamela My feet are telling me…. “go to bed and rest” My brain is still firing on all cylinders but we leave early in the morning. so I need to do the sensible thing.We had a great class today, casual, friendly and I love…

When the air is still, and the smell of the morning greets me through the open door I love to spend time by myself, either going for a walk or sitting  and enjoying a cup of coffee in the garden.I woke early this morning and worked on the computer and I suddenly had the urge…

I have come across the work of Anne, Valerie Dupond and I’m fascinated at how she reaches such a realistic effect.

Yesterday, before the rest of the house stirred I was working in my sisters studio.You know what its like, catching up on emails, sending off information and checking on the family’s comings and goings.It’s a ritual, no matter where I am. Today I happen to be in Ras el Khaimah in the UAE.Sitting at the desk, was…