Category Archives: personal happiness

Photographing, Montjuic Cemetery – Part 1

Photographing, Montjuic Cemetery – Part 1 Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.  What you have captured on film is captured forever…it remembers the little things long after you have forgotten everything. ~ Aaron Siskind I love … Continue reading

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Learning to Relax Again

Learning to Relax Again I’ve always been active – outdoors, on the beach, playing – and so to go home, and have to sit on my couch to relax…it’s frustrating.  Sometimes you really just have to shut yourself down. ~ … Continue reading

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily lives off our souls. ~ Pablo Picasso So after coming stateside I spent a really wonderful day hanging out with my brother’s family in Brooklyn.  … Continue reading

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Come out, come out wherever you are?

Come out, come out wherever you are? A friend is someone who give your permission to be yourself. ~ Jim Morrison I’m back in my hometown for a couple of weeks before I head off to Mexico.  Yesterday I had … Continue reading

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A nice fall day

A Nice Fall Day There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of Autumn leaves.  ~ Joe L. Wheeler Today was a really great fall day.  Although it was grey and gloomy, the temperature was good and … Continue reading

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A Little Rest for the Weary

A Little Rest for the Weary I like the pause that tea allows. ~ Waris Ahluwalia I’m writing this post while taking a cup of tea on the deck of my sister’s place.  Also typing this on an actual keyboard … Continue reading

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36 Hours in Aveiro – Part 2

36 Hours in Aveiro – Part 2 I spent most of today taking pictures of architecture and all the amazing tiles. Did one of the gondola rides through the canals.  On the boat rode I got a glimpse of an … Continue reading

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Porto – Day 2

Porto – Day 2 So I had a list that if completed would mean 8 miles walking up and down the giant hill that is Porto.  It’s a beautiful city, but damn the hill is a big one. I started … Continue reading

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No Rest for the Wicked

No Rest for the Wicked So last night was one of those cup issue nights. You know half empty, or half full?  You see there was a fiesta in the harbor last night.  So of course, there was a band, … Continue reading

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The Cathedral at Santiago de Campostela

The Cathedral at Santiago de Campostela So today I spent the day at the Cathedral in Santiago de Campostela the purported resting place of the apostle Saint James. The cathedral is a pretty amazing place. A tourist attraction, Christian holy … Continue reading

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