Author: get back, laurettadimmick
Small pleasures around Florence
Pictures from the olden days, when we could go out in the city. Before the virus.
The best doorbell speaker ever:
The signs marking the height the Arno flood reached in 1966 are all over the city. But, today I saw a marker from the height the flood reached in 1844!
A lovely Florentine enjoying a spring afternoon:
Empty Florence on March 22, 2020
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Life under the quarantena. I thank my lucky stars for my terrace, every day:
My wisteria plant is popping leaves every day now. Yippee! Soften that concrete, wisteria, Forza!
And then, I have a wonderful view of the Torrente Mugnone and 2 pretty avenues in front of my palazzo. I enjoy watching Florentines throughout the day. Mostly the streets are empty.
I was very entertained by this dapper Florentine gentleman, dressed to the nines on a Sunday morning. There is no place to go, but he is going there in style!
Bravissimo!
Le Bon Marché, Paris
A great article on Le Bon Marché department store in Paris, which was founded in 1852 and holds the title of the oldest and longest-running department store in the world:
Our new world
Poppies
First day out of the apartment, off to the supermercato
On St. Patrick’s Day this year I celebrated by going to the grocery store! It was a beautiful day in Florence and I packed up my shopping cart, grocery list, and the signed legal document stating where I live, where I was going, what time all this would happen, and off I went. Here are the things I saw:
Spring is busting out!
All over Italy, homemade signs with a rainbow and the words “Andra’ tutto bene!” are appearing. It means, everything will be ok.
The line for the grocery store was about 100 people long when I got there. Soon I was in the middle of a longer line. The line moved very quickly. They let about 25 of us in at one time, about everything 8 minutes.
Looking ahead of me in the line:
Looking behind me in the line. Btw, the trams are still running, but they looked pretty empty.
I gotta say, just getting out, even if just for the supermarket, lifted my spirits. P.S. the grocery store was fully stocked. No panic shopping. Civilized people. Just sayin’… USA. Honestly. :-((
The things you don’t think of initially…flowers
get back, lauretta! 
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