My ‘20s Journey Renovation Triumph As noted in “My ‘10s Journey” under “Bigger Move – Bigger House,” we timed it perfectly—moving into our 300m² La Charité-sur-Loire home…
My 10’s Journey Portrait Painting Revival Inspired by my teenage oil painting ambitions at 14-15, I felt a strong urge to paint portraits again during one of…
My 00’s Journey A Quick Glimpse The 2000s were a wild ride: selling a 14th century French monastery, searching for freedom in a camper across Spain and…
My 90’s Journey Life on Stella From ’88 to ’94 the Kromhoutwerf in Amsterdam was our home port. Our comfortable North Sea botter Stella was situated in…
My 80’s Journey First Flight, Endless Freedom Picture me, heart pounding, stepping for the first time onto a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 bound for Singapore. That rush—leaving,…
My 70’s Journey The ‘70s and Me: Hippie to Shipbuilder Art Academy Blues The ‘70s hit like a freight train. At 17, I was at the Art…
My 60’s Journey The 60’s and Me: A Kid on the Move Baby Steps to Snowy Winters By the 60’s, I’d been kicking around for seven years….