Welcome to Caminobleu!

On the roadside along the Via Francigena nel Sud, April 2019, photo by Torill Lyngby from Trondheim, Norway

Welcome to travel along with Kent and Linnea, on pilgrim routes and other journeys, at home and abroad. I will also be reflecting on everyday life, and eventually also share family history and stories.

Writing Down Rabbit Holes

        I’m juggling so many projects that I haven’t finished any of them. My memoir Once a Pilgrim was nearly done when Kent and I walked on the Voie de Vézelay in May. But I haven’t returned to it. I’m uncertain about the structure. Should I end with the first half of my 2010 solo…

Happy Thanksgiving and a Recipe

“When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Tomorrow I will make a storied mashed potato recipe. It originated with our dear friend, the irrepressible Sue Grant, who passed away in June 2024. Recipe for Mashed Potato Casserole 4 cups mashed potatoes, butter (4 T…

Exploring My Photography Portfolios: 2018-2024

I have finally collected the seven portfolio projects I completed for the Enchanted Lens Camera Club in Albuquerque. There is one for each year, beginning in 2018-19. They were scattered in various computer files where I had to search for them. I now have them in a Mixbook book. I am looking at them and…

Kent Twelve Ways 2025 Photo Portfolio

This was my 2024-2025 Portfolio Project Completed for the Enchanted Lens Photography Club (ELCC), Albuquerque, New Mexico. The aim is to compile a group of pictures on a theme. Click on the individual photos to enlarge them

Chateauroux Day 2

Thursday, May 22 We had a fairly quiet day, sleeping later than usual before walking out for coffee and pastry at a nearby boulangerie, then exploring more of the old town and the parks and gardens along the Indre before lunch at a lovely restaurant, Jeux 2 Goûts in the old town.  Afterward, we visited…