Most Endangered... Seeing orangutans in their own habitat was a thrill. Swinging across the jungle canopy in family groups, babies clinging to mother's bellies. They are endangered due to poaching and destruction of habitat. In September I traveled by klotok, local boat, four hours along the Sekonyer River into central Borneo's jungle. … [Read more...]
John Dolan and the Dog who Transformed his Life
John Dolan was once homeless, down and out. That was before he and his dog George found one another. Times have changed. He recently had a successful one man exhibit at London's Howard Griffin Gallery, his book, John and George: The Dog Who changed My Life, is being published by Random House and he is preparing for an exhibition of his work in Los … [Read more...]
Recollections of D-Day
"Wave upon wave of heavy aircraft, have been flying over the house. Something important must be happening." So wrote my mother on the morning of June 6, 1944. She was in London with my two grandmothers, uncle and family dog. My father was on a troop-ship bound for Egypt. Neither of them knew his destination. Family Wartime History My mother's … [Read more...]
The Shard and London’s Changing Skyline
"Its like an intergalactic spear!" enthused London's colorful mayor, Boris Johnson, as he cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony in February. To most Londoners it is The Shard. Soaring 87 stories above the city, its angular crown reaching skywards. Clad with 11,000 glass panels, enough to cover to cover 8 soccer fields, it gleams on sunny days. On … [Read more...]
It’s a Boy! A Personal View as London Celebrates
It's a boy! It was the news we had been waiting for all day. I was at Caraffini, a favorite hangout in London's Chelsea, when a woman at the next table checked her smart phone. For me dinner was over. I grabbed my camera and headed, like thousands of others, to Buckingham Palace. As I crossed St. James's Park helicopters hovered … [Read more...]
