I like to explore and tell descriptive stories about places. I also make jewelry, music and mixed-media art.
July 2026, North Georgia/NC This summer, I don’t go to Franklin for the gem shows. Since 2018, it’s been a major seasonal event for me, only skipping over one year because of the pandemic. However, I passed through the town on the 4th of July and had another kind of insightful experience. DRAINED SWAMP The […]
Read More Interdepence Day, A JourneySAVANNAH, GEORGIA, April 2025 Spanish moss, hanging from old oaks, dances in the breeze. Bright, warm afternoon sunlight streams across stone statues as I enter the garden of memories. Azaleas bloom as tourists walk along rows of beautiful and historic graves. I’m amazed; like at Père Lachaise, I could spend here all day. Morning started […]
Read More Gardens of Good, Ages of EvilApril 2, 2023, Red Wing Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia Welcome, Spring. After reviving this blog a year ago and documenting visits to some of my favorite areas across the state of Virginia, I had to pause again and take care of home life matters during the colder season. It didn’t snow in our area, and […]
Read More Cherry blossom (sakura) festival, Virginia BeachWhen i wake, the first light of the sun passes through a gap in the range of rolling hills. Green fields with creeks and oak groves become slowly visible. The isilines bus stops near Montelimar, at an oak-lined rest area, and the air feels cool yet dry. I had slept deeply. Around 11 am, the […]
Read More Marseille – Mediterranean gritty euphoriaPISAQ, CUSCO, PERU JULY 2015 While in Cusco I heard about a local, seasonal fiesta happening during the 15-20 of July. It’s held in honor of the Virgen del Carmen, who represents the mestizo of Peru, and is celebrated mainly in two or three towns outside of Cusco. For the town of Paucartambo, it is […]
Read More Virgen del Carmen – Pisaq – CuscoLA PAZ, BOLIVIA JUNE 29-30, 2015 The sun beams down in its noon warmth upon my return to La Paz, Bolivia’s major Andean city, so I take my friend’s ‘challenge’ and stay for a night. This is my second pass through La Paz…in the first, the cold late afternoon air made my lungs hurt from […]
Read More Making peace with La Paz
arianna's creative travels 