Street art in Shoreditch, East London. I made it to the Old Street tube station, where the underground trains stop in an area of London that was once known for its heaving slums, criminal characters and actors. Masmak Fort, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Arad Fort, Muharraq, Bahrain. Day trip to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Living la vita dolce in Italy. Tuesday, February 7, 2012. About a year ago we received the news that we would indeed be returning to the States in July. With the founding of Via Montebello, I am definitely sticking my neck out there, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? Friday, November 4, 2011.

Thursday, May 07, 2015. They have no proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but the preponderance of evidence points to the Super Bowl Champions cheating. Just about anyone with a lick of sense could have told that months ago when the balls tested positive for deflation. What about the fucking officials? That the Patriots be stripped of.

Wrapped up in layers, swamped by blankets and kept company by a trusty hot-water bottle, my attempts to stay cosy in the midst of this December weather is a winning formula. Soothing my winter sorrows with the sound of the soulful Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara from First Aid Kit filling my bedroom, a little oasis of folky desert dreaming is forming this evening, especially with the help of Caroline Mackintosh.

My journey as a card maker. Sunday, May 17, 2015. 12 Months of Christmas Linkup. Birds, or anything goes for Christmas.