I’ve not found the time to write the blog over the past few days.  Work on the computer has taken precedence and I’ve tried to fit in lots of new experiences.Lisa and I hiked over 800 feet into the bowels of the earth to view Carlsberg Caverns.  We walked down 80 floors and its was…

I love visiting this area…. Alamogordo, situated at 4351 feet above sea level is set in a huge basin fringed with rugged mountains that rise to 12000 feet. The sky is huge and translucent blue and I never get sick of looking at the change of color as the day progresses. Today I filmed cotton…

I’m not entirely happy with the result of customizing the blog design, but it’s getting there.The past few days have been wonderful. I’ve spent time with friends and in the past, Lisa has been responsible for leading me astray.Over the years we’ve had a lot of adventures.One year, we hired a fancy sports car, had…

I’ve spent hours working on a new design for my blog…. and I’m just not happy… so it’s back to the old order……

Do you know what a huipil is? I attended an exhibition of paintings of women wearing huipil and I was absolutely amazed at their beauty. (both the paintings and the garments) A huipíl is a form of Maya textile and blouse worn by indigenous women in southern Mexico and some countries of Central America. Many…

I write this as I sit in the American Airlines club in Dallas…. I braved the  traffic and returned the hire car early this morning…. and I always breathe a sigh of relief when it’s off my hands. Plane travel allows me solitude and I really enjoy that aspect of travel.  2 plane flights and…

I have just added the podcast from Houston to the blog.

Is it my age, or did I push the body a little too far today?I walked some 12 miles in search of "The Chapel of Miracles" Yes I found it, only to find it’s closed on Tuesdays. So I just sat down on a bench under a tree and quietly asked for a Miracle for…

10.30 PM…. on Monday evening….I think I’ve finally begun to relax after the hype of being in Houston. I believe it was a record breaking show. I couldn’t move on the floor  when I went down after class on  Saturday. The general consensus from my peers is that it was a very successful show. I…

I’ve just come back into the room after a quiet Italian dinner with a friend . It’s been a great day in class today and I was mentally too tired to go to the Silver award dinner. I was also expecting a phone call from home and that’s more important than anything else. My Mum…