Sense of Place
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A sequined Vespa scooter; spiraling spools of multi-hued ribbons in satin, velvet, nylon, shimmering and embroidered; laces broad or gossamer thin stacked on shelves or dangling from ceiling, glitzy buttons and beads in plastic, glass, iridescent, metallic and chunky; art glitter in multi-layered hues; belts and buckles; paper trimmings and accessories; fabrics in myriad textures… Read more
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2009: Some places and events remain etched in memory, for whatever reason, and the San Antonio River Walk or ‘Paseo del Rio’ along the banks of San Antonio River is one such event. The Walk was a peek into the soul of a city, into its rich past savoured through different time spans from the… Read more
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New York…October, 2009: I am no poetry aficionado or Edgar Allan Poe but joining the EDGAR ALLAN POE GREENWICH VILLAGE TOUR was more out of curiosity. The writer was in the news for his reburial in Baltimore with 2009 his 200th birth anniversary year. Another reason for renewed interest in Poe was the ‘Balloon Boy’ fiasco in Colorado… Read more
