I have been working freelance for several years now on several projects, and while it has its downsides, the fact…
Enescu Festival Videos Available Live + 12 Hours
I was doing some graphic design work on Zazzle while listening to Enescu’s Piano Trio in G minor live from…
People Inspo: Itzhak Perlman, Violinist, Two Documentaries
Itzhak Perlman has been an inspiration to me for his violin playing for about two and a half decades now.…
EUROPAfest 2021 Jazz Gala: Pretty Amazing
This year the festival EUROPAfest hosted nine days of jazz culminating with a rather amazing gala by the winners of…
People Inspo: Robert Marchand, Record-Setter Cyclist at 105
I was watching TV one evening and saw a documentary that included a short interview with Robert Marchand. The old…
Etnotique Photo Exhibit of Romanian Folk Costumes at University Square in Bucharest
A few days ago I was walking in downtown Bucharest, enjoying the honeyed scent of linden blossoms, along with various…
Quick & Easy Recipe: Yummy Gluten-Free Breadsticks with Super Fluffy Texture
I was trying to make bagels, but the dough became too hydrated and sticky (gluten-free flour blends are tricky when…
TT: Snack on cherry tomatoes instead of larger ones
If you don’t enjoy eating dishes with tomato sauce or paste because of acid reflux (which, I found in my…
OPG: Restaurant Providing Blankets for Its Customers
Today’s One Pleasant Gesture post is about a restaurant in Bucharest’s Old Town offering blankets to its guests. After the…
Of Art: Claude Monet, Poppy Field near Argenteuil (1873)
I was browsing through a small album with paintings from the Musée D’Orsay and fell under the spell of this…
