Inspirations from Artists and Authors, Friends and Family, People and Places

From around home to around the world

We’re jubilados (Spanish for retirees) on the alert for inspiration from our travels be they near (the kitchen) or far (Cape Horn)

Al’s Walking Tour 

When I was writing this, a winter storm warning had been issued for Vancouver. The sky was the colour of skim milk and the air

“All the Ideas in My Head”

When Martin Luque and Francisco (Pancho) Gilardi in 1975 asked Luis Barragán to design a studio space and party house for the advertising agency they

La Casa de mis Recuerdos 

Deciding where to stay in Oaxaca can take days. Unless you discover a bit of paradise, La Casa de mis Recuerdos. Magellan suggested we stay in Jalatlaco, a neighbourhood

Loving Roni Horn’s “Vatnasafn/Library of Water”

Stykkishólmur, Stokkseyri, Stöðvarfjörður, all names of Icelandic places starting with “St.” Like an English adjective applicable to me. Planning our trip to Iceland, I stupidly screwed

Utah ArchAngel Tim Martin

“People have called me an angel for flying them through an arch—and I got called other names from the ones who think they want to