Since our return from Florence, things have crowded in from all directions and I have got lamentably out of the way of adding titbits to this blog. I will indeed try to do better! One of the many things that happened was the eventual realization that our roof needed...
The Arno on a deliciously storm-threatening afternoon. Everyone knows that I like pigeons! All the guidebooks say that you keep catching glimpses of the Duomo round corners or at the end of narrow streets. This is my take on the subject. We kept seeing this one lone...
Just a composition I was quite pleased with. Shows that, even in early March, the sun can be quite strong in Florence . . . quite hot enough for me! This fun object was to be found in the Santo Spirito flea market. I think it was on this stall to amuse and draw...
Everyone knows that the McDowalls (and especially the Nicolas half) almost never go away for holidays and so forth as other folk do . . . so, if they do actually get on the move, it is quite a event. The fact is that Frances spent time in Florence as a student and one...
Frances had a very good (if totally exhausting) time at the Royal Academy Exhibition. I went up on the last day, met some great people and scooped her up with all the stuff and drove back home. I would love to say she could then rest but there was (and still is as I...
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