Street poetry in Florence
One of Florence’s many many charms is the habit of posting poetry along man streets. So charming!
Il duomo sotto la luna
Gucci gucci garden
The Gucci Museum recently reopened after renovation. The restaurant is beautiful and impossible to reserve a table in. Gucci advertised the new installation as a garden and, silly me, I thought that meant an outdoor space with soil and plants. It’s possible, there could be a courtyard.
But, no, it’s not an actual garden. I guess it’s a paper garden. Anyway here it is:
What’s in a word: dilapidated
We’ve all used this word to describe the state of an old building or other structure. But, where does the word come from?
In Italian, la lapide means ” a stone.” Dilapidare means “to take stones away.”
So a structure that is falling apart or having stones purposely removed is called “dilapidated.” Who knew?!!
Easter sweets for the sweet
Springtime floral design
What made a Florentine a Florentine during the time of Michelangelo?
Check it out!
McDonalds delivers
In your Easter basket
get back, lauretta! 
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