Gourmet Culinaire and Cuisine

While visiting the Berry Manor Inn, on of the Four Historic Inns of Rockland, Maine, we feasted on freshly baked local Maine blueberry and apple pie. We tried to split the generous slice of pie that Cheryl, co-owner and manager extraordinaire, offered us. We could not do it, in fact we each devoured one of each flavor.As a guest of these professional hosts, our team experienced a graciousness and grandeur seldom found on our worldwide explorations.The Berry Manor is a place for romance. If not with a spouse or partner, you can romance the spirit of your solo soul in this stately old mansion. Although built in 1898 as a private residence, the innkeeper/owners, Cheryl Michaelsen and Mike LaPosta, husband and wife team, have transformed the wine colored Victorian into state of the art elegance.Yet, this 12 guest room gem is relaxed, eco and user friendly. Cheryl and Mike offer .. more»

In this day and age with limited resources and budget cuts in schools, art classes are often removed from the timetable. This is definitely unfortunate, because a well-rounded schooling should involve the arts, whether in the academics or practical aspects, since it's important to teach students how to think independently and creatively.Some research has revealed that young people who take part in a solid art training program show higher efficiency in additional subject areas. Art education is definitely an area of acquiring knowledge based on the tangible, visual arts, like drawing, sculpture, painting and designs in pottery, jewelry, fabrics and weaving. At this time, this incorporates photography, computer art, film, video and design.In our contemporary world, Western art education happens throughout the decades in community based schools and organizations such as galleries and museums, recreation centers, local arts agencies, prisons, places of worship, schools and social service agencies.You can find .. more»

An amazing citySeville is one of the most popular cities in Spain and a place that millions of tourists from all the corners of the world love. The Moors ruled over the city for no less than 800 years, so the atmosphere that surrounds Seville today is influenced by them. The climate, the fertile land and the beauty of the region attracted not only the Moors, but also the Carthaginians, Phoenicians and the Romans. Even the Bohemians fell in love with Seville, which is the city where the legendary Don Juan started his fight to conquer the hearts of women.The main attractions in SevilleThe Santa Cruz Barrio, a famous quarter in Seville, is probably the liveliest place in the city. It is a very romantic place which once housed the Jews and the Moors where they lived together in peace and harmony. The quarter is packed with Moorish palaces, Renaissance .. more»

"Arrivederci Roma. Goodbye, goodbye to Rome."The lyrics sang across my heartstrings as I climbed aboard the train and settled in for the three-hour journey.As the clanging and puffing high-speed Eurail train rolled out of the station, I reached into my travel bag and pulled out the rustic country bread sandwich - the panino I had purchased earlier that morning from an irresistible display of authentic edible hearth-baked masterpieces.It was a great adventure to be traveling across Italy by backpack and rail with dad's blessing and dad's financial backing. Even though many years have come and gone since that passage of time when the world stretched wide open with its panorama of possibilities, my memories are as fresh as if they had just been baked.At the time, my dad's third wife suggested to me that I should journal my experiences. "Write some travel articles, dear, that you can later put into .. more»