I wonder if they were playing bridge?

I’m enjoying reading this fine book. I can’t get enough of French historical biographies.

Being a trained scholar myself, with a fair lot of published writing under my belt, I had to giggle when I came across the paragraph circled below. I’ve never seen an author p[resent themselves so assertively and almost comically in such a book before.

And, by the way, I share her feelings!

I didn’t own and wear this Mary Quant combination, but I loved wearing the knock offs that were available to me! I still have some shoes from that era and they still fit. I rock them from time to time in the summertime!

By coincidence, I was in the shoe department at Nordstrom today and look at the boots on offer! See a resemblance!?

It’s the go-go 60’s all over again!

My good friend in Florence just sent me this bouquet she picked in the Tuscan countryside! Oh my, I’m buried in snow.

The exhibition goes to Venice when it closes in D.C. Hope you get a chance to see it!

I’m the 1960s when I was a tween! My mother made it for me in this exact floral material from this McCalls pattern. We shopped for both at our local JC Penney’s in Pierre, SD, where I grew up.

I also had bright orange strapped shoes. Ever since that time, orange/yellow/pink has been my favorite color combination.

I love and loved the 1960s!!

My friend Rudy in Japan sent these pictures from a recent garden visit in Okayama.

The koi in winter remind me of my winter walks through the Rose Garden in Florence. There are 2 tanks attached to fountains in that beautiful place, both full of koi.

Deep in the snows of winter, spring is just a fantasy.

Against this cold, white backdrop…

I’ve got spring bulbs blooming in my house to brighten up this dreary month.

I’ve got tulips ready to bloom!

And paper whites already putting on a show and a scent extravaganza!

And 2 amaryllis bulbs about ready to pop open.

Thank goodness for bulb forcing! It saves me this time of year!

Dr. Timothy Verdon knows and explains everything about this building and its site. Superb!