Traverse City is on the southern most tip of Grand Traverse Bay, on the southern shores of Lake Michigan. I moved there in the late 1990's. I was making and selling hats in Bastion Square, Victoria and sold the most expensive hat on my stand to a woman from Traverse City. She loved my hats... Continue Reading →
Suitcase: Home is Where my Suitcase Is
Suitcases have played an important role in my life. There have been two principal characters. The first was a brown leather suitcase I used as a child. When we left Williamstown, Ontario and moved back to England I was given a suitcase and told to put all my things in it. I could take whatever... Continue Reading →
Rigo Utca, Budapest, Hungary
Zrinyi utca (Photo credit: Hat) The last year I was in HungaryI lived on Rigo, Utca. Rigo is the Hungarian name for the backbird whose song fills the air in Budapestat dusk and again in the early hours of the morning, even before light starts to show on the horizon. I lived in a huge... Continue Reading →
