Your veined hands, more alive in ghostly Carrera marble, more human towering three times the height of your Maker, curiosity beckons those who flock to you, their Pilgrimage of Selfies, unbelievers
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For David
Posted in Art, Daughters, Fathers, Florence, Michelangelo, Pilgrimage on March 2, 2023 | 1 Comment »
To be written
Posted in Art, Florence, History, Women, Writing on February 2, 2023 | 2 Comments »
When we are naked, we are unwritten… We only want to be written.– Orlando White, Discourse I cross cobbled streets, enthralled by street art, modern images adorning walls, utility box covers, traffic signs, there for every passerby, uncontained by museums
Mud Angels (Gli Angeli del Fango)
Posted in Flood, Florence, Natural Disaster, River, The Arts, The Shoah on January 23, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
Note: On the night of November 4, 1966 the Arno overflowed, reaching 10 feet above street level. It filled many of Florence’s historic streets, museums, churches, and libraries with mud. After the disaster, citizens and foreigners living in Florence took to the streets, museums, and libraries to salvage masterpieces and manuscripts from the mud, in the most uncomfortable […]
Amaro di Ginone
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Florence, Music/Song, Travel on December 26, 2022 | 3 Comments »
– For the Ring family A few sips of digestif balance the richness prepare the body for rest.