The more experience I gain in life, the more convinced I am that GBS was right when he said “youth is wasted on the young.”
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More on Lucca
Camellias. Near Lucca. Saturday. 75 degrees F.
No further words needed!
Springtime Saturday in Lucca
Puccini’s statue at his house.
Puccini’s piano.
My favorite photog above.
Relax!
The winner of the most beautiful shop in Florence award is….
Today it is the Richard Ginori store. A personal, unscientific contest. Visit the store and see if you agree!
And this picture is just of the boxes in which they pack the china!! What more can I say?
Richard Ginori
The walls of Settignano.
Telemaco Signorini (1835 – 1901) was an Italian artist who belonged to the group known as the Macchiaioli. He painted this lovely, impressionistic painting of his daughter Fanny in 1885.
The walls running through Settignano look exactly the same today. I love the everyday, slice-of-life aspect of this painting, which puts me immediately in Settignano, then or today.
Camellias on my mind.
And around town.
Men’s fashion in Florence, then and now.
A chic men’s shop in Florence has this great window currently, juxtaposing high men’s fashion from the Renaissance with a cool outfit for today.
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