Here in Melbourne, I’m watching the morning news as I work. Its something I do each morning at home so its like joining an  old friend today. Good morning sunrise.The sun is tipping the horizon promising a beautiful day.I just want to walk and take photos today. Architecture, Art and People.Of course…

I have written a few blogs recently but they are not finished and time has been of the essence for the past 12 days.I was pushing myself to the limit of my abilities and I figured I would get back to writing when I had time.I’ve traveled thousands of miles, experienced a life time of…

Only 36 km from the city of Monterrey, on the road that connects with the town of Garcia, is a place where the mystery of nature reveals a striking scene. These are the Caves of Garcia, an imposing mineral artwork  that exists thanks to the miracle of thousands of years of creation. To reach the…

When I was a little kid, we had this set of children’s encyclopedias, Arthur Mees. Encyclopedias. They were great big books for small hands,  red leather volumes  filled with everything from fairy tales to songs to the instructions on body parts.  My favorite volume was “Things to Make and Things to Do.”  It had wonderful illustrations on…

Buttercup yellow, turquoise seats, a red floor, a green and blue roof and my heart just about bursts with expectation as we step onto our floating barge and join a throng of other people  doing the same thing.It was  my day off and with friends I’m visiting  Xochimilco (pronounced, sochi-milko – in Aztec meaning ‘place…

Artists in the modern world: be gift givers. Once you shift your thinking from “transaction” to “gift”, it opens up a new way of engaging with your peers and customers.  I saw this quote today. We have a lot to learn about giving. Sunrise Elementary School students from Chaparral stitch wall hangings from…

There is the clatter of knives and forks. I’m privy to a subdued conversation where the words are rolling like a stray chord and there is just a snatch of a single word.A crash of crockery and the sounds stop and hang in silence waiting for the affirmation of a positive outcome. A dapper man in…

Taking it one step at a time, by the way these are my new shoes. Keithy don’t have a heart attack. Its easy to let important projects slide when you are so busy.At times I feel the panic rise when I’m pressed to do four things at once. I just don’t know where to begin…