Ørnulf Opdahl: A Painter of Landscapes and Lover of His Coast
Ørnulf Opdahl is one of Norway's most beloved landscape painters. We visited his studio on a remote island off the coast near Alesund.
Alesund: A Lively Seaside town Full of Yachtsmen and a Loud Concert
Alesund, Norway. A cultural center and beautiful town, perched on an outcropping off the west coast of Norway.
Valley Voices Story Slam: Have You Got a Good One to Tell?
Valley Voices Story Slam brings together bold people with funny stories to share, it's stand up comedy club with stories instead of jokes.
South Deerfield, Mass: The Joy of Small Town Living
South Deerfield Mas. is a perfect place for someone who wants everything they need to be within walking distance, including shops and doctors.
Travel South: Immersed in Southern Culture and Flavors
Travel South in Myrtle Beach: I've been here since last week and I have learned some interesting things about life in the Southern States.
Wild Thing Pits Gila Against the World
Wild Thing, a play written in 1613 by Luis Velez de Guevara, was performed for the first time at the Rand Theater, Umass. Here is a review.
Snow Spiral Works, Kinda, If Snow Isn’t Deep
I am just in from snow shoveling. I was using an ingenious old Yankee device that I saw on Facebook, then remembered I had one just like that in my garage gathering dust. I took the red snow spiraler machine and began to try to use it to clear about five […]
Dinner in Goreme, Turkey
Dinner on our last night in Turkey really captured a lot of what I loved about the country. It was in an exotic setting, we climbed a tall stairway to get into this cave house, and on the walls there were many square cut-outs that were once used for pigeons. […]