I’m grateful I’ll be in Italy in February with a wonderful group of women! And grateful I don’t have to find all my Thanksgiving ingredients at this little Italian street market. My mother always remembers I was born on … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Cupid invites you to Rome.
Cupid invites you to Rome. Statues in one of the many fountains of Rome, frozen in time and mid-movement, their hair tossed – turn as if to greet us. Take a day or two to experience the Eternal City before … Continue reading
Even the ground is a work of art . . . .
Even the ground is a work of art. The stone mosaic path measures the length of the terrace, leading us between the hedges and towards hidden delights. Come with us to see what is beyond the columns and the arch. Special … Continue reading
Through the mist of water. . . .
The Fountain of the Ovato allows you to experience the waterfall from inside. Renaissance Italian water engineers delighted in using water in every possible combination. Secret sprays would hit unsuspecting visitors to the gardens who stepped in a certain … Continue reading
The Fountain of Nature – Symbol of Abundance.
The Fountain of Nature – Symbol of Abundance Symbolizing the unstoppable flow of life, this statue by Giglio della Vellita, is not your standard nymph in the garden. This Diana is the universal mother, supplying substance to all, and evidence of … Continue reading