The Ponte From a Towering Point of View (for jpd3)
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Victims of Fake News
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
Outside the old city walls, across the (older?) olive groves,
Since the late 4th century, the Church of San Salvatore sits.
Four years running, in fair weather & foul, we’ve made the pilgrimage.
And never once have we crossed it off of our world heritage to-do list.
Four weeks ago, a traveling blogger touts visiting the site.
Chalk it up to “fake news,” I suppose, as these pictures disclose.
Our Prize Find from Sunday’s Antiques Market
10 Monday Apr 2017
Posted in Art
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- We make no claims for the provenance of the print.
We cannot make any claims for the provenance of this print.
We simply say it commands our attention more than this pixel dust:
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- The proof is in the growth of the trees.
Signs of Easter in Spoleto
09 Sunday Apr 2017
Posted in Travel
Hide & Seek: Getting & Spending Our Smiles at La Ciocolateria
09 Sunday Apr 2017
Posted in Travel
Coming & Going: A Child Must Have Her Play
They Could Have Danced All Night
09 Sunday Apr 2017
Posted in Art
Every amazing one of the ninety-nine winning contestants:
And we could have watched even more compete all week:
If only they had opened up Il Teatro Nuovo for us. (Maybe we were too old. Forgot our tights? Failed to put up our hair in buns?)
But the night of the gala, there were no questions asked.
It lent atmosphere, though, if you came dressed to the nines.
Whose “Dancing on the Ceiling”?
08 Saturday Apr 2017
Posted in Travel
“Once, twice, three times …”
A lady is always charmed
When she hears a song
From days of courting.
Once, twice, three times?
Maybe, Rebecca gets lucky
Once & wins Trivial Pursuits
Only not with singers & lyrics.
Strains americano from Civico 53:
(It names an address on the street;
Presents a word hard to pronounce)
They remind us of old times & home.
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- A new spot for treats
From a Distance, This Old House Looks Tempting
07 Friday Apr 2017
Posted in Travel
The Thousand Year-Old Tree
07 Friday Apr 2017
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- As seen from a Peugeot in its teens
The Old Train Line to Norcia
07 Friday Apr 2017
Posted in Travel
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- A Ride in the Country