Collection

Wanderlust

Wanderlust – postcards from the road.

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Ernie’s House

Author Ernest Hemingway called Key West home for awhile.
Ernest had a few cats.
Like 40, give or take a few 😉

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Everybody Loves You When You’re Down…NOT!

It seems that the lower one sinks the fewer friends (and family) you will find. Particularly when it involves sinking to the southern most tip of Florida when others are freezing their %^$#’s off.

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The Magic of Venice

There’s no mistaking Venice.
No way to get it confused with the thousand of other places on the planet.
Water for streets
Gondolas for…

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V is for Venice:)!

Watercolor Postcard from Italy! As you can see, I have been using the H2O Twinkler watercolors on the postcards I have done in Italy.  They show more shimmer, depending on how the light hits ’em!   Detail 🙂 So much Venice! One could paint a lifetime  and not capture all that is here. So ancient,…

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Bellissimo Burano and Pussy Galore!

“Postcards from Burano!” Detail  🙂 Burano is an island just a wee bit away from Venice. It is known for its lacemaking AND colorful buildings 🙂 Not having an Eddie sighting since arriving in Venice, I ASSUMED  it was safe to venture out. So I’m out, shutterbugging around Burano (did I mention it was COLORFUL??)…

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Sunflower Skies and Grapevine Goodness

Detail 😛   And they wanted you to see where they live! The grapes are hanging out next door to the sunflowers because… they compliment each other so well 😛 And they wanted to show off their home to you too! And a breezy video for you from the Tuscan countryside! A peek at my…

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Under THE Tuscan Sun

  Detail 🙂 This very petite watercolor comes with it’s own handmade paper envelope (procured from the same place as the Fabriano journal:) It is approx 3 x 4″ and is the giveaway for today! (See Below) It’s morning here in Cortona and I thought it was time to share a bit with you via…

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You Say Cortona, Eddie Says Cortuna

And the next thing I knew, cats were turning up everywhere… So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I walked into the shop and saw… Yep. Just as we had feared. Eddie has joined us in, as he calls it, Cortuna. So I will attempt to offset what may become a HUGE problem by focusing…

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Life Among the Ruins…

“A Night in Roma”
Original Watercolor Postcard
Runaway to Italy #3 Giveaway

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Runaway to Italy (or When In Rome:))

A Little Glimmer Does the Heart Good Okay, okay….how ’bout we just start with getting our bags?  I think we can manage that 🙂 (This is the part where those of you that are arm chair traveling with me notice how clean your teeth, skin and hair feel and smile smuggly to yourself while sipping…