Home decorator show in Brazil
You might be wondering why you're looking at a pretty shabby photo of a toilet. Stay with me here. On my recent trip to Salvador, I had a wonderful opportunity to go to the equivalent of a home decorator show [...]
A Postcard from Salvador, Bahia Brazil
My journey to Salvador starts at my corner bus stop in Berkeley. I always enter Salvador on the bus too. It eases the transition and by the time I reach my place my body has absorbed the feel and [...]
You Gotta Have Heart
Every once in awhile this happens. Stories unravel in front of paintings and I listen. I am a vessel for their secrets. “I know I’m over sharing. I wanted to thank you and appreciate you for your art. I [...]
Find me on Instagram
I'm offline this week. In Brazil and no blogging while I'm here. If you want to check in with me you can do so on Instagram. Maybe you'll see something like this. Home of author Jorge Amado Or [...]
My Favorite Morning Walk
One of my favorite morning walks to go on with Lila is a trail in Tilden Park close to Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Berkeley. After you pass a cluster of redwood trees there is an old cement foundation on the [...]