Category: Italy
La Terra Á Piatta
Family Globe Busting in Bella Italia. Oh. YES. Molto Bene :o)
Read MoreGoosey, Goosey, Gander
Uh, oh. I’ve just been goosed. Have very dare you? Goosey goosey gander, Whither shall I wander? Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber. There I met an old man Who wouldn’t say his prayers, So I took him by his left leg And threw him down the stairs Nursery rhyme first “recorded” in […]
Read MoreSacra di San Michele – Valle di Susa – ITALY
Do not ask. I’d never heard of it before. But…WOW :o)
Read MoreVenice Morphing
Don’t blink watching the Video. I know we only have a 4 second attention span now. TRY to stretch it all the way to 7 seconds! From Venice Atlas : VENETIAN CARTOGRAPHY
Read MoreMacaroni Cheese
That’s what we call it here. Shrug. My thanks to Laura. Although I did it my way. Shush. Garlic Pepper and half an onion :o) Great Success today. Mum always said….There are two things we need. Food and Warmth. COMFORT FOOD Go away expert nutritionists!
Read MoreLeghorn
OK. This gets weirder by the day! Still investigating my ancestors and I came across this strange but connected fact… LEGHORN. What does it mean? Let’s go to the all-seeing – Wiki : Livorno Now. What does that have to do with the 1770’s, the Romanov, Scotland. the Imperial Navy and the Admiral? Go away […]
Read MoreInside the Vatican Museums
OkelyDokely. This showed up out of the blue. I did “the Full Tour.” About 4 hours. Interesting. Eye-popping but… I was soooo pleased to get into the sunshine. We sat on the edge of one of those fountains outside. Apparently Mr Pope was away that day. The guide told us. P.S. The Sistine Chapel is […]
Read MoreMoney Talks, History Walks
I’d love to claim the saying above as mine but it belongs to Obviously Outraged Obsolete Oddie. I have to agree with him here. And question (!) everyone, everywhere who sits back whilst this unconscionable destruction goes on right before our eyes. For Whom the Bell Tolls by John Donne No man is an […]
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