Posts under ‘Travel’

Roma update- week 3

This week is full of accomplishments as we continue to meet the challenge of living in a foreign city. Patty and I took the Metro to the Coliseum and spent several hours in the Basilica of San Clemente drawing not only in the church, but in the church below it, the Roman Villa and the […]

Our second week in Rome

We’ve been here for two weeks, time is passing and I feel like it’s already getting away from us. My classes started this week and I’m looking forward to learning and creating quite a lot this semester. In three of my four classes, we were out and about in Rome, taking photos, drawing and visiting […]

The Butter Cake Connection

Butter Cake. A very thin cakey layer topped with an ooze of sugary butter goodness. In Northeast Philadelphia, everyone has their favorites. Rillings Bakery on Southampton Road, The Danish Bakery in Fox Chase, Holmesburg Bakery on Frankford Ave and even as far away as Croydon in Lower Bucks at Fritz’s Sticky Buns, where the buttery […]

Basic Jewelry Class Rescheduled

Due to a medical issue that came up this last week, I have to postpone the Basic Jewelry Making class scheduled at the Jacksonville Center for the Arts in Floyd, VA. The new dates for the class are Monday July 12 to Friday July 16, 2010. There are a couple of spots left, so if […]