Some musings as I watch the 4th of July fireworks from my front porch in the company of my 100-year-old tree to go with the watercolor of Lana Del Rey wrapped in a US flag I made earlier today.
Category: Elena Sandovici
But What Is This Really About?
Have Watercolors Will Travel is a blog about finding inspiration in the world every day and painting or drawing something every day. It’s a blog about how creativity brings happiness.
Free Things to Enjoy on Galveston Island
Here are some of my favorite free things to do on Galveston Island.
Galveston Historical Fiction, Ghostly Mansions, and What to Read on the Island
Discover Galveston historical fiction by Maria Elena Sandovici — novels that go beyond the Great Storm of 1900. Plus: what to eat, see, and do on the island.
Go Away, Cutie!
I think there’s a rat in my attic. Maybe. It’s not uncommon with old houses. It’s also really not desirable. … More
The End of Summer
And suddenly the Island is very quiet. Last weekend, for the first time all summer, nobody booked the cottage. I’m … More
Manifesting Reese
Manifesting Reese Witherspoon reading my book Lola Is Never Drinking Again by painting a portrait of her with the book.
Magic Lessons for Margo – First Chapter
To truly appreciate this story, you might want to read The Adventures of Miss Vulpe first, though Magic Lessons for … More
Lola Is Never Drinking Again – Teaser
Lola Is Never Drinking Again, A Galveston novel, is a book of historical fiction by Maria Elena Sandovici. Set in the late 1980s, the book follows the exploits of a woman who returns to Galveston after a murky past of alcohol and drug abuse abroad and must deal with an inheritance she doesn’t quite understand.
Chapter 1 – The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard
The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard is a historical fiction novel by Maria Elena Sandovici. It is set in Galveston’s infamous red light district in 1898 and follows the exploits of a sex worker who moves to the Island under a false name and rebrands herself as the most expensive woman in Galveston. In this post you can read the first chapter of the book.