Weaving Weaving (detail) by Takashi Nishibori (Setouchi Triennale 2013 – Takamatsu, Japan)    

Weaving

    Bordeaux Docks and Roadstead, early 20th Century. This picture (is it a picture that has been colored by hand, or a drawing?) is interesting, as the buildings on the docks are the same a Century later, but obviously, the docks and the activity on the Garonne river are […]

Bordeaux Docks and Roadstead

  Apparently, it’s quite wet in Paris today, but here, in my neck of the woods in Japan, it snowed – barely. That reminded me of that evening in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower on a snowy night, a few years ago:      

Snowy Night at the Eiffel Tower

    An inquisitive (or rather hungry) soft shell turtle in Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Japan.    

Soft Shell Turtle

  So, this was my Christmas dinner:     In case you’re wondering, here is what was on the menu : Duck magrets, aligot, Parma ham (I’m being told that the Italian term is used in English for some reason, probably sounds sexier than just “ham”, so I meant, prosciutto […]

Not your typical Christmas dinner…

So, this is Christmas vacation (called “Winter vacation” in Japan) and among other things, I’m watching movies and cartoons with my kids. Last night, we watched Frozen. Believe it or not, it was the first time I saw it. Here are a few of my impressions (in no particular order) […]

Frozen

  Water Lily in Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Japan    

Water Lily