Food & Drink

Footprint

Vecās Pēdās – Prague Revisited

In my native language of Latvian, the words ‘Vecās Pēdās’ literally translate into ‘old footprints’, and they elegantly describe our recent trip to Prague. Alvi and I first visited Prague…

Tuscany

One night in Siena…twice…

One night in Siena…twice… Siena is a very beautiful, fortified, hilltop town in the middle of Tuscany. Like other Tuscan hill towns, Siena was first settled in the time of…

Christmas wreath

Christmas in the Eternal City

CHRISTMAS IN THE ETERNAL CITY I remember like it was yesterday, sitting in class in design school, learning about the construction of the Pantheon in Rome.  And I remember, like…

''50''

Turning ’50’!

TURNING 50 “I know it seems I’ve always been around, but my movie career didn’t begin in earnest until I was 50 years old.  These last 30 years have been…

Panorama 1

Strada Del Prosecco

PROSECCO This light, effervescent, eminently drinkable nectar of the Gods is my husband’s favourite summertime choice of happy hour refreshment. After a little research, I realized that the ‘Prosecco’ growing…