Author Archives: Skip Walter

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About Skip Walter

Retired software executive, ardent book reader. Enjoying slow travel, learning to cook, and searching for fine wine growing. Grandfather, husband, father, brother. Recorder of Seattle sunrises. Voting blue.💙

Slow Food Cooking in San Gimignano

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Skip Walter

As we sipped a Borgogno Barolo on the outdoor patio of our room at Agriturismo Il Casolare di Bucciano outside of San Gimignano, we got around to discussing what we wanted to do for dinner. I pulled up Google maps … Continue reading →

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Experiencing an old Barolo Winery

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Skip Walter

On our recent trip to Italy, we tried to visit all the primary wine villages of the Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions. On our first visit to the village of Barolo, we came across the crushing of grapes on a narrow … Continue reading →

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Experiencing a Vineyard

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Skip Walter

On our recent trip to Italy, we wanted to experience the fine wines of Piedmont and Tuscany. We were introduced to the Burzi winery and their wine at our OMG Dinner at Osteria Arborina in La Morra, Piedmont, Italy. We made … Continue reading →

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Unveiling European Cathedrals: A ChatGPT Post

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Skip Walter

In my quest to learn how to read or see a Cathedral I decided to ask ChatGPT about the topic. I came across Neil Patel’s process of writing an article about some topic. I want to write an article about … Continue reading →

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How do you see/read a Cathedral?

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Skip Walter

In my Threads feed, I am delighting in the wide range of photographers and artists I am learning from. I am particularly enjoying the watercolors of Thomas Wells Schaller. I quickly purchased his book Architect of Light. As I read about his … Continue reading →

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OMG Italian Meal in Barolo

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Skip Walter

I had my first “Oh My God” meal in Annunziata Italy, outside Barolo. We’d been introduced to OMG meals through Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” series on CNN. In every episode, at some point Tucci would go “Oh my god” … Continue reading →

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Thomas W. Schaller – Architect of Light

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Skip Walter

On a recent PNW rainy gray day, this post appeared in my Threads: I loved it. It reminded me of my years visiting TAI in their wonderful old building housing their executive coaching studio. But who is this Thomas W. … Continue reading →

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Why I/We Travel

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  1,137,057   Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! My wife and I recently spent five weeks travelling through Portugal and Spain. One of our lifelong marriage goals is to travel extensively when we finally retired. Because of … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: A Walk in the Woods on a sort of sunny day

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  1,123,466   Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! We finally had a sun break during on of our many winter rivers of rain. I put on my boots as there will be lots of puddles and little … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: A Walk in the Woods on a Snowy Evening

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  1,115,913   Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! The weather gods graced us with a dusting of snow. Even though I walk this path several times a week, it is completely different in the snow and ice. … Continue reading →

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