Purists tell me that television isn’t good for you. “Oh I never watch TV, I don’t have time” they say.I LOVE television. I’ve missed the news while traveling, I soak up documentaries and and a darn good movie is a wonderful soother after a busy day. I also learn so much. I mean, I found…

Keith and I leave for Rome tomorrow.Its just 1 hour 20 minutes by fast train and I have an appointment on Monday morning and then no more official work for a few weeks..We have a house in Tuscany for 10 days and I hope to get some of the designs floating round in my head…

I’m talking about textures, but I guess in reality I mean designs. Take this one in the image below. I love the way the star appears if you look at it in a certain way. The shaded lines on the vertical stripes create a 3 dimensional effect and when they are placed at angles overhead…

Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune.   It was politically, economically, and culturally one of the most important cities in Europe and the world from the 14th century to the 16th century. The language spoken in the city there during…

I’ve heard that the Piazza by the Basilica San Marco in Venice floods daily, but it appears I missed high tide by 3 hours this morning..  No, I’m not getting up at 3.15, and now it is almost 7.00 am, with a mellow grey sky and I’m still in our room, its so small, I…

We’ve only been in Venice a few hours… but I’m already in sensory overload… we have such a short time here so I will be up at 6.00 to get the mist on the water, the light on the buildings and