Gold and Lace of April
Gold and Lace of April
The chrysalis is a symbol of metamorphosis or change that you seek.
– Catherynne M. Valente, In the Night Garden
The chrysalis is a symbol of metamorphosis or change that you seek.
I saw the Greek film “Notias” (Southern Wind, also called Mythopathy) a few weeks ago at the European Film festival in Chicago, by Tassos Boulmetis, the same director as ‘“A Touch of Spice” (Politiki Kouzina). I was charmed by this movie. It is imaginative, funny, and historical as it blends history and myths with day to day events as…
In honor of International Women’s Day, I would like to take this opportunity to celebrate and highlight the achievements of two young female entrepreneurs in India. (in this post and the next one) Janhavi Joshi, with her BandhJa line of textile accessories, is just one example of the many talented young women in India who…
2017 Hibiscus Desktop Calendar My tropical 2017 hibiscus art calendar is filled with a year’s worth of gorgeous photographs of hibiscus flowers floating on the waters of the lagoon or on the black sands of Tahiti. Version francaise/tahitienne en vente : en ligne cliquez ici: Calendrier 2017 Purau ou Librairie Odyssey à Papeete Librairie Archipels Tahiti Librairie de l’Eglise Protestante…
Flying somewhere soon, discovering some new places? My recent travels got me revisiting some of the apps on my phone and various other items for traveling , I have compiled below some tips & apps that are useful. I few were new to me, that I used while touring the month of January to Vietnam,…
Were you planning a trip to Chicago? Here, bringing you some city sounds for those sheltering at home. Tu veux entendre des bruits de la ville de Chicago?Le metro de Chicago est aussi connu comme le ‘L’ – le diminutif de ‘élevé’ – un train élevé. Vuoi sentire alcuni rumori della città di Chicago?La metropolitana…
I was reading an Italian book last night while firing some ornaments in the kiln. In the story they used the word ‘turchino’ which I was not familiar with, which led to learning about two words for two colors that came from Turkish into the Italian language: turchese and turchino. Turchese is the color and…