T. Duryea

I made cassoulet for dinner tonight and my parents loved it so I will try and recreate some of the recipe here.  1. Make duck stock from a l...

Tosca Kage Growing up this was a favorite for Sunday coffee in the winter.  Coffee and cake is a traditional aspect of hygge , the Da...

Got to spend my last day in Denmark in wonderful Copenhagen.  Took the train in and walked to Nyhavn and back.  Did some shopping, got soake...

There is a lot I can say about the Skagen painters, but one of my favorites is Anna Anchers.  Her husband and daughter were also artists and...

We had the absolute pleasure of staying in the wonderful Ruths Hotel in Gammel Skagen on the northern tip of Jutland in Denmark. I can't...

I have had a fantastic time showing my work at Kirby and Conpany for the past few months.  It has been a real honor and a pleasure to work w...

I was really excited to drive in Italy, but it had been awhile since I drove in a foreign country, I was concerned about navigation and by ...

One of the many unexpected delights of my trip to Umbria and stay in Porchiano Del Monte was getting to meet Mona and Klaus.  When I arriv...

10. The food.  I had wild foraged asparagus and home grown bacon, amazing pizza and fresh pasta.  The food was simple but exquisite in its f...

This morning I drove the short distance to Parco Dei Mostri.  The park was built by the Duke of Bomarzo in the late 1500's in memory of ...

Today Caridad had a festival in Penna in Teverina to attend so I came with her to see the flower festival 'Penna in Fiori' and paint...

After painting, Caridad had to teach a lesson so I went to another nearby city called Lugano in Teverina.  The medieval streets were up and ...