A Gift Unwrapped

A Gift Unwrapped

 The Team Behind the Scenes of i was 8814 The line up. Who brought us together?  How did we find each other? Why are we all smiling in Arizona except for Laura back in the UK preparing for an art exhibition? Manessa stands on the far left. She is our accountant,...
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

May is a month for remembering Last week Amy Williams landed in Phoenix with a tin of Chocolate Chip Shortbread biscuits  from London, with a Spitfire on the lid and the words,  To Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, 1945 -2025. I was 13 years old, living in...
Amazing Grace In the White House?

Amazing Grace In the White House?

Another blog about seeing. I open my iPad and the headline lures me in but it disappears before I can click and is instantly replaced by other filtered stories. Curiosity peaked, I Google,  Amazing Grace in the White House,  and immediately two articles appear.  Fox...
Do You See What I See?

Do You See What I See?

Leni Riefenstahl Filming, 1936 | Source: Wikipedia Source: Jarould (Public domain) Leni Riefenstahl was Hitler’s favorite film maker. Multi talented, director, producer, writer, editor, photographer, even starring in her own drama, Tiefland, (Lowlands). Film Poster |...
A Tale of 2 Families

A Tale of 2 Families

2 Advertisements The Tellers and the Zacks were good friends, well known,  respected citizens with thriving businesses in the center of Gemünd, a small market town, in the Eifel region, Germany. The Tellers made and sold hats. To go out in public hatless was...