11 October 2026 Greetings from foggy Riga! It’s a delight to be home for an entire month at this mellow autumnal season in Riga. I’m working on a new talk about Riga’s Art Nouveau movement and have been enjoying prowling the backstreets of my neighborhood — The Quiet Center — to capture individual facades and sculptures. Did you receive this newsletter from a friend? Click here for your own free subscription. Riga has more Art Nouveau buildings than any other city in Europe, and I’m on a...