tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73716494743895148372024-03-13T14:27:55.107-07:00Aponovich and Johansson At Home and AwayTWO ARTISTS SHARING LIFE CENTERED AROUND OUR STUDIOS, THE GARDEN AND THE KITCHEN. WE TRAVEL TO LOOK AT ART, GARDENS AND EAT INTERESTING FOOD. OUR TRAVELS TAKE US AROUND NEW ENGLAND AND TO ITALYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-44857533163916757802023-01-12T00:20:00.003-08:002023-01-12T00:41:15.993-08:00Two Rooms Become One<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">"You probably won't like what I am going to say, but Giulia and I were talking</p><p style="text-align: center;">yesterday after we left your house and both felt that a fireplace with an</p><p style="text-align: center;">insert would make your living room too hot. We thought that a good solution </p><p style="text-align: center;">would be to open up the wall, say with an arch, to increase space, making </p><p style="text-align: center;">two rooms into one," said Roberto rather reluctantly .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRgrw9fsHB95tlC_U0Vis88eSxOoZ8lSJNqX2oGhIpHSv72Kh5ZzxW1PRN8hulCmagPdmCN9MzettHAwZOvZVajPqry-OYYJ_GAM5VPl2XfNi-epE11e_kT6JU0IU0FIb-R3UdCK0EgQMqxfRln9yn7IOi8lqCoPsEGj84Ih99U88H9zitrJ-G4yukA/s1280/IMG_7716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="961" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRgrw9fsHB95tlC_U0Vis88eSxOoZ8lSJNqX2oGhIpHSv72Kh5ZzxW1PRN8hulCmagPdmCN9MzettHAwZOvZVajPqry-OYYJ_GAM5VPl2XfNi-epE11e_kT6JU0IU0FIb-R3UdCK0EgQMqxfRln9yn7IOi8lqCoPsEGj84Ih99U88H9zitrJ-G4yukA/w300-h400/IMG_7716.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">James countered," these walls are two feet thick, do you know how much that would cost?"</p><p style="text-align: center;">"Well yes, that is why I hesitated to mention it," replied Roberto.</p><p style="text-align: center;">James had one of those three am. moments when he realized that an arch </p><p style="text-align: center;">was a problem solver........albeit an expensive one!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">As you can see, it was now or never......and the now is an arch creating </p><p style="text-align: center;">one nicely proportioned room.....with a fireplace and insert.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDS-qt0ru0-K9oH4xss9vCEuk_pKgRhBlGCSMT7neZaMJN2gaXG3NJSv_ueCGL0XlKgOjwFiZAnY9VUfclEHH9GCVq0HqAXMs5jk4M1Y2VPeLVEPX04So_mgLdxKxCMLa_1m_JnBptuTbHu2CvbkPckkpU0e34p5CzCjrLbS3kJi5Alk8EXgniUBEAw/s1280/IMG_7701.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDS-qt0ru0-K9oH4xss9vCEuk_pKgRhBlGCSMT7neZaMJN2gaXG3NJSv_ueCGL0XlKgOjwFiZAnY9VUfclEHH9GCVq0HqAXMs5jk4M1Y2VPeLVEPX04So_mgLdxKxCMLa_1m_JnBptuTbHu2CvbkPckkpU0e34p5CzCjrLbS3kJi5Alk8EXgniUBEAw/w300-h400/IMG_7701.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rZIKhc2r6y_Ch4_mBUoW6KYc4CsNK9XzEAn2PXlSJ2fF6mR9X0NR6ufdSsnmKpBcgirGHvwDyednPc-j436rVFV04x5yFhq53vck3fdN5mAhwY5Co6tQnZpixfrO_s98j-jWKOwQPKLZoiRrQMEJDBr6Hgw3Ul_jf8SKFvY-M4xwerqbQc9KGXkoZw/s1280/IMG_7702.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rZIKhc2r6y_Ch4_mBUoW6KYc4CsNK9XzEAn2PXlSJ2fF6mR9X0NR6ufdSsnmKpBcgirGHvwDyednPc-j436rVFV04x5yFhq53vck3fdN5mAhwY5Co6tQnZpixfrO_s98j-jWKOwQPKLZoiRrQMEJDBr6Hgw3Ul_jf8SKFvY-M4xwerqbQc9KGXkoZw/w400-h300/IMG_7702.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />The fireplace is just now being built.<br />It will have an insert that will provided added heat to the house in <br />colder months along with some romance!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJHpDq_EaFMxjNTBsLNrOJ6IUIpxBS0Jx_srsdXENlUc9l7VohRABg86_F0v5A2vGxZ568GVPaEt80NlXHNooTIIERTLIigKbNEdflYZxuhOWOSw6ZqmCvTFq7tIRL-7xHuFJ44OHfUFkdYOt93qf_uzmKz0plcgyD_c9S98yvmbgV3OvwlYlp2sShg/s1280/IMG_7739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="974" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJHpDq_EaFMxjNTBsLNrOJ6IUIpxBS0Jx_srsdXENlUc9l7VohRABg86_F0v5A2vGxZ568GVPaEt80NlXHNooTIIERTLIigKbNEdflYZxuhOWOSw6ZqmCvTFq7tIRL-7xHuFJ44OHfUFkdYOt93qf_uzmKz0plcgyD_c9S98yvmbgV3OvwlYlp2sShg/s320/IMG_7739.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the view from our house across to the Comune.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjin_1o7Oj6iQSfED6TfI7vVBPnZLpg8yGNuXeEi5ViRG6iliWGde9G8v88rka26Xr2I5oZpV1Y8Zl8euqhdcCQfU5Vq6qBgNwnpRge2Cdk5K0mu3WCUWDJ3NdNmwTbCNFvGA48qDQUSMwWhRGuB-IFUpPYSeGQACt7XohkzbH0tlEIqVyw8YBkdR-8zQ/s1280/IMG_7714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjin_1o7Oj6iQSfED6TfI7vVBPnZLpg8yGNuXeEi5ViRG6iliWGde9G8v88rka26Xr2I5oZpV1Y8Zl8euqhdcCQfU5Vq6qBgNwnpRge2Cdk5K0mu3WCUWDJ3NdNmwTbCNFvGA48qDQUSMwWhRGuB-IFUpPYSeGQACt7XohkzbH0tlEIqVyw8YBkdR-8zQ/s320/IMG_7714.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-22596341112718330442022-10-11T07:53:00.001-07:002022-10-11T07:53:45.493-07:00House On The Piazza<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AJ6KNvEdsMItacoXqyR5Iam9YkB6_Mf-7gmiMMC9Kd9Xk2XdHsjEsrcA5elwF1OvQjrQal4QRRikxcXugxO4yAk6qRKNtvBs_qpNDFuPDsqlKoM5gQp8FS-IC85HV_KHnuM5hgPvDtSK4GRW9nvjXWtSN47UJ4nfFqtBlrZg_a-PhjfMv4nGR3gjXg/s640/IMG_7506.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AJ6KNvEdsMItacoXqyR5Iam9YkB6_Mf-7gmiMMC9Kd9Xk2XdHsjEsrcA5elwF1OvQjrQal4QRRikxcXugxO4yAk6qRKNtvBs_qpNDFuPDsqlKoM5gQp8FS-IC85HV_KHnuM5hgPvDtSK4GRW9nvjXWtSN47UJ4nfFqtBlrZg_a-PhjfMv4nGR3gjXg/w300-h400/IMG_7506.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">All the doors and windows were open this morning. There was a flurry</p><p style="text-align: center;">of sounds ringing forth, scraping, clanging, hammering and voices</p><p style="text-align: center;">of the workers loudly staying above the din of those sounds.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The work on the house, our house has begun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The house was just what we were looking for with it's terrace and small garden,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">original beams and floors and it's location right in town where</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we can walk to stores and restaurants...not to mention the lovely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">people here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, this pink bathroom was dated and really had to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeAnbhKGQyQ9Yir_I38iuwwjFzeDjvPmq8WErrGJiTUKszSArkQ4bJFqM9YCg4WEiwq6YFHX9hQ7c0Q59yqBM7wRPboOY8Q00OGCl5nHFk7tyJ4GUC8ECeLNIuNaeqCGiVtIejf5BV4oGDffTliUHuueEa0rcso45fDljGN-g2E8_PlQeN3_oUfHj4g/s1280/IMG_6702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeAnbhKGQyQ9Yir_I38iuwwjFzeDjvPmq8WErrGJiTUKszSArkQ4bJFqM9YCg4WEiwq6YFHX9hQ7c0Q59yqBM7wRPboOY8Q00OGCl5nHFk7tyJ4GUC8ECeLNIuNaeqCGiVtIejf5BV4oGDffTliUHuueEa0rcso45fDljGN-g2E8_PlQeN3_oUfHj4g/w400-h300/IMG_6702.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Goodbye .................</div><div> </div><div> Preparing for the new.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_6pSmL1Q6x5-9gNVOYSnshLprBpvQRUeNbIHwfSugUcfvp7b7n8o6Ig-fIp8x25OwvNmsKUMqJQ7LZtjAhTVIl8C95s5uoR6pW5KdP9FWHf58p5RF2IVTXW9t2c1asSWoGvlL-atKMo5LVUqPKK2LuQkVOCwMBToBbUNSQnWP39MOzxmaSr431utrw/s640/IMG_7469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_6pSmL1Q6x5-9gNVOYSnshLprBpvQRUeNbIHwfSugUcfvp7b7n8o6Ig-fIp8x25OwvNmsKUMqJQ7LZtjAhTVIl8C95s5uoR6pW5KdP9FWHf58p5RF2IVTXW9t2c1asSWoGvlL-atKMo5LVUqPKK2LuQkVOCwMBToBbUNSQnWP39MOzxmaSr431utrw/s320/IMG_7469.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friends told us about a tile place in Perugia. James really dislikes driving in Perugia,</div><div style="text-align: center;">With all the roundabouts and visual clutter of signage. They took pity and offered to </div><div style="text-align: center;">take us there to Biondi. We were told to select tiles that were dispondibile , which</div><div style="text-align: center;">means available or in stock. They only had a few tiles in stock, but to my</div><div style="text-align: center;">delight they were all very nice as a matter of fact because we didn't have thousands tiles to</div><div style="text-align: center;">consider it made easy work of this. The tiles were exceptional and just what I had in mind.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3353jcAlPNl_NUh_QSxhIiYwQHzCYh3H1FnVmdqfFHtalVsVNn7O03wTaHzozFRlqU8O0N-WO9DG-qu_QS4th-8CNImicOwHxd6ntWmadWbgzd0H2Yh57GazHxysDFjkLluVZEkZ6A9hfzlWZRSwseGHzmVSKd1rRik9hA-7xvK3430TGljalKFN8w/s640/IMG_7494.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3353jcAlPNl_NUh_QSxhIiYwQHzCYh3H1FnVmdqfFHtalVsVNn7O03wTaHzozFRlqU8O0N-WO9DG-qu_QS4th-8CNImicOwHxd6ntWmadWbgzd0H2Yh57GazHxysDFjkLluVZEkZ6A9hfzlWZRSwseGHzmVSKd1rRik9hA-7xvK3430TGljalKFN8w/w400-h300/IMG_7494.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Not only did we get tiles, we also bought a toilet, a sink, and a shower.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It turned in to a fun one stop shopping event with help from friends!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTX9qQpODJMoN7inhSlESfkQ6jIfGxRN4OABbfLH2p1BHO3URPRFY9Sh30z0BEnj7XqvHrxVoO3tAxkvQUU7taxs-LMrL6qrc2rU3kKQWFmeKqDl2XShKxVF-a5lLnsECxWAj2bdwhfwrtqu-XW18VZUfnAcc_ETHbMnOk9s9wTHLAYBndlA414g-RA/s640/IMG_7413%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="640" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTX9qQpODJMoN7inhSlESfkQ6jIfGxRN4OABbfLH2p1BHO3URPRFY9Sh30z0BEnj7XqvHrxVoO3tAxkvQUU7taxs-LMrL6qrc2rU3kKQWFmeKqDl2XShKxVF-a5lLnsECxWAj2bdwhfwrtqu-XW18VZUfnAcc_ETHbMnOk9s9wTHLAYBndlA414g-RA/s320/IMG_7413%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I loved this sink and mirror, so that will be coming home to us.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile work continues , more scoping off of old wall tiles, plastering </p><p style="text-align: center;">and creating more headroom so that James will not be bruising his forehead.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH78D_4KifhRf5bWU9MZwMSZoX__CXuoowxcO8H1HudMhhiH4ToD8hR1h_fMZk7JhgZ7ZqniDOtMBgK-xHDL_obwcZie2cSj2nl3wY_ZN8aUUf67i4XZdD6yjPxTn0VHtaDdWLHMWbgVkPMaG6GhRRQr70kSvq0NGyjDKATRBUKKVN5M8r7vApyLKVLQ/s640/IMG_7477%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH78D_4KifhRf5bWU9MZwMSZoX__CXuoowxcO8H1HudMhhiH4ToD8hR1h_fMZk7JhgZ7ZqniDOtMBgK-xHDL_obwcZie2cSj2nl3wY_ZN8aUUf67i4XZdD6yjPxTn0VHtaDdWLHMWbgVkPMaG6GhRRQr70kSvq0NGyjDKATRBUKKVN5M8r7vApyLKVLQ/s320/IMG_7477%20(1).jpeg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_z_PWkIueHI4EhfBzooBQDwjd-DBow5PBC8mpViE78j2QdkTwdC0xrs2YX5MEt9Hn8F1U62_zupDOThk4L64gtmaTj3V8rDWxfxded2cnqCPCDf0odU5MHzGMaPLIr3N6cj9KnN7Hd5IzS3UYDnVzxxld5PA7dYmQAqAh2H5anl6HhqkSdmlcFy5bA/s640/IMG_7511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="478" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_z_PWkIueHI4EhfBzooBQDwjd-DBow5PBC8mpViE78j2QdkTwdC0xrs2YX5MEt9Hn8F1U62_zupDOThk4L64gtmaTj3V8rDWxfxded2cnqCPCDf0odU5MHzGMaPLIr3N6cj9KnN7Hd5IzS3UYDnVzxxld5PA7dYmQAqAh2H5anl6HhqkSdmlcFy5bA/w299-h400/IMG_7511.jpeg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tools of the trade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am amazed that they work out of these small buckets. It was mesmerizing to watch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this man plaster above the new door opening. These same buckets carry out debris to their truck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This can't be much different from how plastering was done when this house was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">first built , some time around 1400.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOGl5M08pGbu4x6edFedFT4ix_vYYKuFGI2wHjVoCE2U0PwqXZ5c5LO5JdZ4mofjMN0OJRfOLoMQMVdsBnKfqCebMZ9bE2SgmcZ8hfe4C31Ka0Ll72zTebkmlcraMrVc7piaEwNA0cvtUI-gd9456tDnAQ8xMDmQHIRWFEsFHcIsCJSV46cnGGu8Xcw/s640/IMG_7512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOGl5M08pGbu4x6edFedFT4ix_vYYKuFGI2wHjVoCE2U0PwqXZ5c5LO5JdZ4mofjMN0OJRfOLoMQMVdsBnKfqCebMZ9bE2SgmcZ8hfe4C31Ka0Ll72zTebkmlcraMrVc7piaEwNA0cvtUI-gd9456tDnAQ8xMDmQHIRWFEsFHcIsCJSV46cnGGu8Xcw/w300-h400/IMG_7512.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NjHzCR9BhjArw_Kr962la_dOSCkTNtFtWfN2rDDqHmJEmQhvD2NzqvpTlpbow16Jv1Ej_6x7ZyODhEHxOdcy4-CDTNJkaaVKRfBnAsr0edqzKEV-XxydyyB_cxbewLyqvJ9aPycn3CDbd_bjqfSIgRungORj_tzZaYjRULoYUs6-zh6uwGh2D6TCBQ/s640/IMG_7473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NjHzCR9BhjArw_Kr962la_dOSCkTNtFtWfN2rDDqHmJEmQhvD2NzqvpTlpbow16Jv1Ej_6x7ZyODhEHxOdcy4-CDTNJkaaVKRfBnAsr0edqzKEV-XxydyyB_cxbewLyqvJ9aPycn3CDbd_bjqfSIgRungORj_tzZaYjRULoYUs6-zh6uwGh2D6TCBQ/w328-h640/IMG_7473.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Out the door the balcony is over the beautiful piazza.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to have herbs and flowers out there.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-43579103743529803832022-04-05T05:16:00.000-07:002022-04-05T05:16:03.989-07:00After the Rain....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWOOAkvP32XQjKbr_n-vkNlYbNrAq6S8x7Q1cPDPMdzDD1HIKhQn6Xr9oCMXaVokExw0_6NAJDs7cjgc068lEvCzZeD6d3hVmZeOPpPPaqVvt0rctNQwyOkm8JWyh0xqB_tuohhLLJm7VhyxlmUsihaErOkRlk4EBATG9cIS69yB0-qbHivjQgwn7Gg/s640/IMG_6776.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWOOAkvP32XQjKbr_n-vkNlYbNrAq6S8x7Q1cPDPMdzDD1HIKhQn6Xr9oCMXaVokExw0_6NAJDs7cjgc068lEvCzZeD6d3hVmZeOPpPPaqVvt0rctNQwyOkm8JWyh0xqB_tuohhLLJm7VhyxlmUsihaErOkRlk4EBATG9cIS69yB0-qbHivjQgwn7Gg/w400-h300/IMG_6776.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> After the rain, wind and even a few snow flurries Umbria lives up</div><div style="text-align: center;">to its being called,"The Green Heart of Italy". To any doubters, there is evidence of </div><div style="text-align: center;">the snow on the mountains in the distance!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMuwry02-JvUsfErJ9msWceBRHLNWCpUzKT3DmhzWopUoPfWKjefQedAHIQTWSed9Kb7hXF9aJCUR1ezN9aSBoRgC3SRuPd9Cx_sCjpYevkX8GVyv6RTo2_j6s6Ss1AIYfrqhJa4cXc6ckm6m-yv9-45riy93eExKflXJlgCbO9_LhSCkLTU0AihxxQ/s640/IMG_6773.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMuwry02-JvUsfErJ9msWceBRHLNWCpUzKT3DmhzWopUoPfWKjefQedAHIQTWSed9Kb7hXF9aJCUR1ezN9aSBoRgC3SRuPd9Cx_sCjpYevkX8GVyv6RTo2_j6s6Ss1AIYfrqhJa4cXc6ckm6m-yv9-45riy93eExKflXJlgCbO9_LhSCkLTU0AihxxQ/w300-h400/IMG_6773.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8_UfDhigLt1pUeu1lO7JZkejx8hVwoZSqjFjORg6PsDRZef3c3X-2_uPUHkcX5lvw9inLZ1CBRThX6uBgCxm1xRkPT4Mw-E3EgtaPRdRpmfMpF7c0MXHyvTbT9Vj810lCZWlLfPKPaIe8ocxC7NWNIwhj9Q2-nCKwnEmFTIeJ4F2o65hebuCIuKpiQ/s640/IMG_6774%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8_UfDhigLt1pUeu1lO7JZkejx8hVwoZSqjFjORg6PsDRZef3c3X-2_uPUHkcX5lvw9inLZ1CBRThX6uBgCxm1xRkPT4Mw-E3EgtaPRdRpmfMpF7c0MXHyvTbT9Vj810lCZWlLfPKPaIe8ocxC7NWNIwhj9Q2-nCKwnEmFTIeJ4F2o65hebuCIuKpiQ/s320/IMG_6774%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring is when the olive trees are pruned. Often the branches that</div><div style="text-align: center;">have been pruned and pied up and burnt creating a hazy atmosphere,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but on this day the air is perfectly clear.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The emerald green crop in the foreground is wheat .....</div><div style="text-align: center;">for pasta no doubt!</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oXWD7tubZ70ua6H_RrrahXH9rRvXqHpGjLAJ4RWyYpYE9818Bl_rrR-0XdnY_fcR2zWbAyG68d8y9K3WFLVhBCB6OuL9RSYTEYZSYci1VYfUyIKcTzF7-IXZjxURmYN4KwBPmtbwNaYJ-5YL__haY7S_69W-zu4jII1tPEauZXdNHGL10OZYfaC5qA/s640/IMG_6772.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oXWD7tubZ70ua6H_RrrahXH9rRvXqHpGjLAJ4RWyYpYE9818Bl_rrR-0XdnY_fcR2zWbAyG68d8y9K3WFLVhBCB6OuL9RSYTEYZSYci1VYfUyIKcTzF7-IXZjxURmYN4KwBPmtbwNaYJ-5YL__haY7S_69W-zu4jII1tPEauZXdNHGL10OZYfaC5qA/w313-h400/IMG_6772.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__24rFgBfNmQYe5cjehxmB4_SDAthgFQRg23BV9BFXh_cP1KnuHLU3QlOZ0g-f-BUM59-hzYsrIen3PlfnnTpOZe9dMPnIV-wRfKOBh9EGLue5i7djHxgeBzyfN2UrcII2b8JGCfZWOChudhfitvobPNMeKW-6x6CtP3qwbseObOYqx4kOs-qE4ovCg/s640/IMG_6778.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="640" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__24rFgBfNmQYe5cjehxmB4_SDAthgFQRg23BV9BFXh_cP1KnuHLU3QlOZ0g-f-BUM59-hzYsrIen3PlfnnTpOZe9dMPnIV-wRfKOBh9EGLue5i7djHxgeBzyfN2UrcII2b8JGCfZWOChudhfitvobPNMeKW-6x6CtP3qwbseObOYqx4kOs-qE4ovCg/w400-h350/IMG_6778.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back in Panicale the blue of the sky tops the town. Strong</div><div style="text-align: center;">shadows are painted by the April sun. The warmth from the sun </div><div style="text-align: center;">bringing the Wisteria into bloom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4_T5CKWob8Mxt-Jh2I-EhMWRJgTR39DUXV7LjaDLyG_VN05igNEMSh8ViIdVtG2KvoM_x1nqDqXH8TSoU0rSGyieUQeMWYZRTbps4sKlxSMIzD0Nf36-DcvN4G33MQeCBcAa-2lmJn6twIT7WmAIHJfVlMCzc0PDcUTzqHZtKF2_LPlXRd4cXZIqSg/s640/IMG_6781.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4_T5CKWob8Mxt-Jh2I-EhMWRJgTR39DUXV7LjaDLyG_VN05igNEMSh8ViIdVtG2KvoM_x1nqDqXH8TSoU0rSGyieUQeMWYZRTbps4sKlxSMIzD0Nf36-DcvN4G33MQeCBcAa-2lmJn6twIT7WmAIHJfVlMCzc0PDcUTzqHZtKF2_LPlXRd4cXZIqSg/w300-h400/IMG_6781.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Loving the Umbrian spring!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-33114087671701392452021-08-12T09:32:00.002-07:002021-08-13T11:40:39.953-07:00 SUMMER GARDEN.......a buzz!<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRPMqg7qO9A/YRU_0sgunNI/AAAAAAAAIEI/9nnUq6LivE0auYi2rQclmC1CksQC98inACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRPMqg7qO9A/YRU_0sgunNI/AAAAAAAAIEI/9nnUq6LivE0auYi2rQclmC1CksQC98inACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5701.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>High summer has arrived bringing with it record heat and humidity that the plants in the garden thrive on and I hide from. The mosquitos are also thriving in this weather but thankfully the dragonflies are on patrol zipping through the dense air above the garden making a meal of those biting marauders .</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-edDYNzBZEio/YRVBsoPbvjI/AAAAAAAAIEQ/YRZx8c2orIc2sHQ5DvKfgheGjPtVR6vnACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="352" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-edDYNzBZEio/YRVBsoPbvjI/AAAAAAAAIEQ/YRZx8c2orIc2sHQ5DvKfgheGjPtVR6vnACLcBGAsYHQ/w264-h352/IMG_5709.jpeg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p>A Monarch Butterfly flutters around the Echineacea and Tall Verbena in the late afternoon stopping to feast on these flowers of the dog days of summer. There is dappled sunlight on the grass and I and doing my best to stay out of it and remain as cool as possible in the early morning shade. The sun will be blazing here in a few hours......not for me , thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oDd43Tpei7U/YRVDwwRaUmI/AAAAAAAAIEY/gogp56o3B3gmbQNzSPa9w0BK_HvjHpvQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5704.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oDd43Tpei7U/YRVDwwRaUmI/AAAAAAAAIEY/gogp56o3B3gmbQNzSPa9w0BK_HvjHpvQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h320/IMG_5704.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wOtDy-9A1w/YRVEcC95klI/AAAAAAAAIEk/TAW-gSYxUHM3DpeAVP1aD6qbq1eDcLrVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5708.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="640" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wOtDy-9A1w/YRVEcC95klI/AAAAAAAAIEk/TAW-gSYxUHM3DpeAVP1aD6qbq1eDcLrVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h335/IMG_5708.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-33wOj2sqkOg/YRVE90TICXI/AAAAAAAAIEw/MTeg1sT-bgI1qTkrHSfR9UvoBxrXYt0CwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-33wOj2sqkOg/YRVE90TICXI/AAAAAAAAIEw/MTeg1sT-bgI1qTkrHSfR9UvoBxrXYt0CwCLcBGAsYHQ/w318-h400/IMG_5712.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div>The hosts is getting some of that dappled light this morning. Lately we have been short on sunshine with mostly cloud filled skies and back in July rain was a daily occurrence. The shade garden didn't mind all the rain looking very lush.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuEwsu6Uwc0/YRVF6Z_YQWI/AAAAAAAAIE4/oFwRP2pRrWwJaV4WPGZFjBU9zdy2V9U6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="436" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuEwsu6Uwc0/YRVF6Z_YQWI/AAAAAAAAIE4/oFwRP2pRrWwJaV4WPGZFjBU9zdy2V9U6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w437-h640/IMG_5710.jpeg" width="437" /></a></div><br /><div>I adore this begonia. I bring it indoors in the winter and by spring it looks rather shabby yet once outdoors it makes a glorious comeback ! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzyNER2g42w/YRVGmZvK5xI/AAAAAAAAIFA/-7p3SPlxeYw2sDTvQP1dqvEYF_X7HHzAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzyNER2g42w/YRVGmZvK5xI/AAAAAAAAIFA/-7p3SPlxeYw2sDTvQP1dqvEYF_X7HHzAgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_5714.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5h-OzAgGWI/YRVGzPBFVpI/AAAAAAAAIFE/pTIo6R5tpzk34SfUyLNv3BfG-91C2akogCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5h-OzAgGWI/YRVGzPBFVpI/AAAAAAAAIFE/pTIo6R5tpzk34SfUyLNv3BfG-91C2akogCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_5716.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XN3ZOoG3hDU/YRVHEdVg3HI/AAAAAAAAIFM/w2n4BAKWotMZYJjgWzbUaW2HD5UUntxQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XN3ZOoG3hDU/YRVHEdVg3HI/AAAAAAAAIFM/w2n4BAKWotMZYJjgWzbUaW2HD5UUntxQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5711.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>A look into the perennial border........ I will wait until later....much later this afternoon when the sun is no longer beating down and I will freshen the birdbath and deadhead the remaining day lilies, cosmos and anything else that needs some attention. Then James and I will sit inside the screens of the atrium and wait for the hummingbirds, bees, and dragonflies & butterflies to put on their spectacular show.....despite the heat and humidity of August.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-68259970671504612962020-07-01T12:18:00.002-07:002020-07-02T05:25:06.600-07:00ITALY CAN ONLY BE A DREAM FOR NOW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Siena Daylilies </i>( in progress)</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Like most of us, I have been trying to come to terms with this plague </span></i></div>
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<i>Siena Daylilies </i>(in progress)</div>
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glories of Bounty paper towels ( full sheet) they may have been right.</div>
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uncomfortable feeling every time I looked at the 'pink / blue thing'.</div>
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structure, a first for me. But, hey! What do I have to lose? If it works</div>
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let's just say that, 'I am a very good listener.'</div>
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<i> Like most of us, I have been trying to come to terms with this plague</i><br />
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On the Mediterranean Sea during the Summer of 1348</div>
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Their crews were all dead....from the Plague.</div>
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Try to board and claim salvage? You will certainly join them.</div>
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Well to me, there is something a bit ghostly about the beginning</div>
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<i>Siena Daylilies </i> ( in progress)</div>
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The entire surface of the canvas is loosely painted.</div>
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It is called 'blocked in'. I will be attempting to show</div>
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There are two cloths with a black patterned over a simple white.</div>
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Black and white are Siena's colors.</div>
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I try to do it with paint.</div>
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It is very important to establish a solid foundation.</div>
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For this painting it means building a strong structure that will carry the</div>
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dark background. It's been a struggle, but I have the time.</div>
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<i>Siena Daylilies </i>(detail)</div>
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oil on canvas, 30" x 28"</div>
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I sketched these 'Elizabeth Salter' daylilies from our garden last<br />
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Then, by 1348 the 'Great Mortality' arrived, we know it as the 'Black Death'.<br />
From a population of 40,000 people only 14,000 survived.<br />
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<i>Still Life with Oranges</i></div>
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I started these paintings over the Fall in Panicale. I left a couple there</div>
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these paintings are heading down to the State of Florida ( Palm Beach)</div>
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( Someone tapes a banana to a wall and it sells for $120,000.)</div>
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What a business!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-63773591175103825792019-10-27T03:02:00.001-07:002019-10-27T03:02:21.663-07:00PANICALESE STILL LIFE<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's not unusual for me to complete a small painting in less than</div>
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never been very adept at group efforts, but when I'm left alone,</div>
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"James, why don't you, while we are in Italy, paint on </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright 2019 James Aponovich</span><br />
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Barga would make its way down along the Secchio River to Lucca. It was<br />
challenging back then just to figure out the bus schedules never mind the Lira<br />
to pay for the tickets. Then of course, where to buy bus tickets.<br />
Never easy.<br />
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Lucca is a beautiful small Tuscan city north west of Florence and<br />
not terribly far from the coast. James and I were with our friends<br />
Paul and Betty on this road trip first to Lucca and then to<br />
Portovenere.<br />
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After checking in to our hotel, we all agreed that a light lunch was needed. A<br />
small osteria with some shade found under an umbrella, a lively piazza, water, wine, and<br />
a few plates of local cured meats, cheeses and salads...we<br />
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Church of San Frediano<br />
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Church of San Michele is the center piece of Piazza San Michele.<br />
Inside there is a painting, <i>The Four Saints</i>, by Filippino Lippi.<br />
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Guinigi Tower topped with Oak trees, and no we did<br />
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Cathedral of San Martino<br />
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One of the nicer things about Lucca is that much of the art<br />
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The interior of San Martino is impressive. There are two works of art<br />
that must be seen, the beautiful tomb of Ilaria del Carretto, by Jacopo della Quercia,<br />
with her dog resting at her feet. There is also a painting by Ghirlandaio with a<br />
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WINDOW SHOPPING<br />
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There are Pinocchios everywhere in Lucca, in shops, on signs, on<br />
bookcovers and in window displays. I was attracted to this one..<br />
simple and right to the point.<br />
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Pistacchio cakes, Panforte, cookies..........it's not difficult to find sweets<br />
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Window shopping lead to some purchases. Betty spotted this<br />
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Waiting...waiting....and more waiting, while we shop.<br />
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After eating, going into churches, looking at art and shopping<br />
the time came for an apertivo. It was only short walk from the hotel to the<br />
Piazza dell' Anfiteatro, built on the site of<br />
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Trattoria Gigi<br />
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The first night dinner was at Trattoria Gigi. Paul found a wine he had<br />
heard about and there it was, sitting right on our table in this old style il<br />
Fiaschetto bottle!<br />
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For dinner the second night we took a recommendation from<br />
a friend. We were fortunate to get a reservation at<br />
Osteria da Pasquelino where the service was great and the food<br />
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Paul and Betty had visited this town on the Mediterranean years<br />
ago, for James and I it was all new.<br />
Although it was mid September the temperatures were still<br />
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I did not get any sand on these feet, nor did any<br />
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The water was as beautiful a blue as one images of the Mediterranean Sea.<br />
These tall craggy cliffs allure divers who gracefully step into the air and<br />
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The day ends with Aperivi, then a short walk to<br />
a very good seafood restaurant, Trattoria La Chiglia.<br />
Tomorrow, back to Umbria and a small town called Panicale.<br />
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Where to Stay:<br />
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<a href="http://apalazzobusdraghi.it/">Palazzo Busdraghi, Residenza d'Epoca</a><br />
Via Fillungo,170<br />
Lucca, Italy<br />
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Where to Eat:<br />
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<a href="http://dapasquale-lucca.com/">Osteria da Pasqualino</a><br />
Via de Moro, 8<br />
Lucca<br />
( closed Tues./dinner only)<br />
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Gigi Trattoria<br />
Piazza del Carmine, 7<br />
Lucca<br />
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Trattoria La Chiglia<br />
Via dell'Olivo<br />
Portovenere<br />
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<i>What would happen if one combines the Japanese like elegance of native pines</i></div>
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<i>Philosopher Pythagoras? Let's find out.</i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371649474389514837.post-24974072822023072512019-07-05T11:16:00.001-07:002019-07-05T11:16:26.247-07:00SQUAM STILLWATER: FIVE PINES {2}<div style="text-align: center;">
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What would happen if one combines the Japanese like elegance of native</div>
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pines with 15th Century Florentine musical ratios by way of</div>
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the Greek philosopher, Pythagoras?</div>
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Let's find out.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THE WASH</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Squam Stillwater: Five Pines ( in progress)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">oil on canvas, 24" x 18"</span></div>
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The oil wash does a couple of things. First, it covers the pencil with</div>
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a thin semi-transparent coat of oil paint. It also darkens the trees so</div>
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that I can see them through the subsequent coats of paint.</div>
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By the way, after the first twenty minutes or so, </div>
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the 'fun' is over. It's all work( albeit enjoyable) now.</div>
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