Author Archives: Richard Anderson
Dear Mom and Pa
While digitizing and sorting photos and documents from our parents files, my brother and I came across everything from old receipts for pest control to photos from the turn of the 19th century. The sorting of junk is not without
Dear Mom and Pa
While digitizing and sorting photos and documents from our parents files, my brother and I came across everything from old receipts for pest control to photos from the turn of the 19th century. The sorting of junk is not without
The father’s day gift
This piece was written in June 2015. Joseph was 9 at the time. I had intended to read it at my father‘s funeral. He died on 10 December 2020 of complications from Covid-19. I, among others, was not able to
The father’s day gift
This piece was written in June 2015. Joseph was 9 at the time. I had intended to read it at my father‘s funeral. He died on 10 December 2020 of complications from Covid-19. I, among others, was not able to

Iceland | Toussaint 2019
A tourism explosion hit Iceland after the banking crisis, filling a gap (sorry, gaping hole) in the economy. Visitors now easily outnumber locals in a country of less than 400,000 and it shows. If the tales are to be believed,

Iceland | Toussaint 2019
A tourism explosion hit Iceland after the banking crisis, filling a gap (sorry, gaping hole) in the economy. Visitors now easily outnumber locals in a country of less than 400,000 and it shows. If the tales are to be believed,

Île d’Oléron | Spring 2018
Our third stay on the Île d’Oléron (previously: 2017, 2015) did include some things new, among them a day trip to the Île d’Aix. It’s an interesting place for a walk or short bike ride but felt a bit too much like

Île d’Oléron | Spring 2018
Our third stay on the Île d’Oléron (previously: 2017, 2015) did include some things new, among them a day trip to the Île d’Aix. It’s an interesting place for a walk or short bike ride but felt a bit too much like

Spectacle, spectacle | June 2018, École Georges Gusdorf
From 1000 to 60, photos of the 2018 end of year spectacle by the students and staff of the École Georges Gusdorf. You will see some of the same faces from 2016.

Spectacle, spectacle | June 2018, École Georges Gusdorf
From 1000 to 60, photos of the 2018 end of year spectacle by the students and staff of the École Georges Gusdorf. You will see some of the same faces from 2016.

Sunday whites
While people in Paris gathered for le Dîner en Blanc, the Chantilly Cricket Club met the British Embassy Cricket Club at the cricket field situated on the grounds of the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly. In baseball it was a walk-off

Sunday whites
While people in Paris gathered for le Dîner en Blanc, the Chantilly Cricket Club met the British Embassy Cricket Club at the cricket field situated on the grounds of the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly. In baseball it was a walk-off

Grimentz, Switzerland | 2018 winter vacation
Years ago I was impressed with Joseph being on a ski lift, never mind coming down the easiest of slopes. Now, not so much. It seems even the camera knows that this is not a shot worth capturing anymore, as it

Grimentz, Switzerland | 2018 winter vacation
Years ago I was impressed with Joseph being on a ski lift, never mind coming down the easiest of slopes. Now, not so much. It seems even the camera knows that this is not a shot worth capturing anymore, as it

Côte de granit rose
It was early morning, returning from the boulangerie in Perros-Guirec. I was listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me with Not My Job guest Alan Page. The connection here is slim — we were staying on the Côte de granit

Côte de granit rose
It was early morning, returning from the boulangerie in Perros-Guirec. I was listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me with Not My Job guest Alan Page. The connection here is slim — we were staying on the Côte de granit