Author Archives: howard goldman

“The image foreigners have of French cuisine is fattening and very fancy food. But it’s not true – French food isn’t just rich. The word “healthy” doesn’t exist in French. We have many, many words, but not that one. To … Continue reading →

“A painting is not a picture of an experience; it is the experience.” – Mark Rothko London is glorious this April.  The weather seemingly slip-streams from California.  Royal Tulips are odes to Spring in public spaces along the Thames Embankment.  … Continue reading →

“Taking trains and trams in Berlin, I noticed people reading. Books, I mean – not pocket-size devices that bleep…”                                 – Joshua Cohen, Novelist Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, and writer.  His urbane comedies of manners … Continue reading →

“Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here. “– Giorgio Armani Yankee Stadium is the towering cathedral of Baseball’s world. (I mention this to build a … Continue reading →

“… Rome, it should be said, has not bothered to join the race for (civic) status. Rome doesn’t compete. Rome just watches all the fussing and striving, completely unfazed. I am inspired by the regal self-assurance of this city, so … Continue reading →

“The moment I saw the brilliant, proud morning shine high up over the deserts of Santa Fe, something stood still in my soul, and I started to attend.” – D.H. Lawrence —————————————————— August finds us in the rented Tesuque Hills … Continue reading →

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and … Continue reading →

“In extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all of its own”                                                   ― Mike A. Lancaster, author The Covid miasma un-conceals tuned-out treasures in plain sight: High-art of the everyday. We are denied access to usual cherished distractions. Each morning … Continue reading →

Oh, a storm is threat’ningMy very life todayIf I don’t get some shelterOh yeah, I’m gonna fade away – Rolling Stones Sheltering-in-place lays bare unexpected curiosities. Wandering out in all directions we explore familiar surroundings, and discover riches formerly invisible … Continue reading →

“Now, on this road trip, my mind seemed to uncrinkle, to breathe, to present to itself a cure for a disease it had not, until now, known it had.” – Elizabeth Berg, Novelist Things change dramatically every day in the first 2 … Continue reading →