Berlin Friends
Beatrice and Jürgen not only met our train at the main station on July 15, they also escorted us to our hotel, …
Amsterdam!
As our train from Paris sped through Brussels, I thought of my dear friend Judith who lived in a Catholic orphanage there …
Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh is gogh-ing strong this year. Last September I saw an immersive video show of his work in Miami and again …
Paris Perspectives
From the top of the Arc de Triomphe to the base of Sacré-Coeur, from riding a Hop-On/Hop-Off Bus to cruising on the …
Musée de Cluny, Paris
My first morning in Paris, July 6, I was walking to the Louvre when I came upon the Musée de Cluny and was …
Sedje Frank Hénon
One reason we chose to stop in Amsterdam on the way from Paris to Berlin was to take Violet, who turns 13 …
Daydreams & Debussy
When I decided to become a piano teacher in the 70s, I began studying with expert teachers. Louise Kupelian assigned Debussy’s Arabesque …
Weekend in Houston
The last weekend of April reconnected us with our alma mater, family, and friends in Houston. We stayed with Steve’s cousin Jay …
Bach’s Footsteps
In June 2001, my brother Joel Kirkpatrick and I took a two-week tour In the Footsteps of Bach with the Houston Bach Choir, a …
Michelangelo Up Close
The Sistine Chapel is an astonishing place I am lucky to have visited twice–in 1998 with Lilli and in 2010 with Steve. …