Harvey Travel Arts

Brian and I seem to repeat locations in pairs. Since getting married in 2002, we've lived twice in our native DFW area, twice in New Braunfels/San Antonio, twice in Maryland (well, technically once, but we moved across the state) and now twice in Heidelberg. The only place we've only been once is New Jersey, and I think it may be the one exception. So today I thought it would be fitting for me to post a picture of the outside wall at Braunfels Castle. My very first post on this blog back in 2008 was of the castle itself. I thought it was neat that I had lived in New Braunfels, TX, where the family from this German castle settled almost 200 years ago. I chose the picture today because it has a path, and reminds me that I'm on a journey. I like the idea of walking under the archway to see what adventure lies ahead. Tomorrow they are packing our things. We'll be out of the condo by Friday, and after another week and a visit to Texas, we'll be on our way to Germany. ...

The hardest thing about writing is getting started. I have a multitude of story ideas rumbling around in my head all the time, but many of them never make it to paper. Even the ones that do manage to make it to paper never seem to make the finish line. I'm hoping that this procrastination streak changes. Why the name Harvey Arts? Art in its many forms is what my husband Brian and I both enjoy. We have a passion for architecture, painting, writing, theater, music, photography... We also enjoy traveling, which allows us to further explore the art world. We are also both amateur artists--Brian the photographer, and I the writer and painter. This is Schloss Braunfels. One of our many moves took us from New Braunfels, TX to Heidelberg, Germany. While there, we took advantage of the many opportunities to travel. One of our adventures took us to the Braunfels Castle, where we couldn't help but celebrate the role that Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels played with the founding of New Braun...