For a long weekend of discovery!

I’ve been misinformed! I always thought Florence was where the Renaissance was born. I guess it depends on your point of view, as with everything else in life!

This is my favorite time of year and the annual fall plant sale is always a highlight.  This year, despite a rainy day and Covid, was no exception.  Here are highlights from yesterday!

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Fall, Leaves, Fall
Emily Brontë

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.

Dress worn by Italian model, Benedetta Barzin. Photo by I Penn, 1965.

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“Hold on to what is good, even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree which stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way from here. Hold on to life, even when it is easier letting go. Hold on to my hand, even when I have gone away from you.” Nancy Wood

Photo below by Louis Faurer – Leap of Faith, 1960.