Pantheon, Rome I’m not big on watching political anything. It’s just not for me, listening to people drone on. Put a transcript in front of me, so I can read, deconstruct, take notes – that I can do, though I realize you lose the human element, body language, the tone. […]
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Wednesday night we celebrated. After a few years of filing papers capped by a 1 hour ceremony, Raju became a US citizen. The swearing in ceremony was interesting, though it left me wondering if the first thing a president does is make a video that welcomes new citizens. Does this […]
Door Knocker, Florence, Italy Does anyone remember when Senator Clinton was running for the democratic nomination? How it was insinuated that women would vote for her just because she was a woman – damn her policies, positions, etc. And women were up in arms because we’re not that dumb; we […]
House on a Hill, Rome There’s something about this photo that reminds me of Arbus’s similarly titled photo – A House on a Hill, Hollywood. It’s one of my two favorite photos of hers (the other being the Disneyland castle), and the dialogue generally surrounding these photos is how atypical […]
Ponte Vecchio, Florence I had one of the most wonderful, most eye-opening experiences about a week ago. As many of you know I sell my work on Etsy – a great place to find handmade work by artists & crafters (if you didn’t know that, you should pop on over […]
Santa Francesca Romana Gray is a color that comforts me. The moment I slip into a gray t-shirt, sweatshirt, or sweater, I’m just so damn comfortable and I get the warm and fuzzies. I’m slowly learning it’s not just being wrapped in gray – just the color cues my mind […]
It’s Monday – a new day, a new week. I feel like having a new outlook today.
“Yeah, we lack that sort of precision.”“Heh – yeah. ‘We’ll just do our own thing – we’re blonde.’”😛 Before the Chinese junks are being projected on the floor, there was a beautiful performance leading into that – men in a green and yellow dip-dye costume, with a woman above them, […]
Yeah, we lack that sort of precision.Heh – yeah. We’ll just do our own thing – we’re blonde.😛 Before the Chinese junks in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, there was a beautiful performance leading in – men in a green and yellow dip-dye costume, with a woman above them, […]