Roma, 14 febbraio 2021 Dearest Tree, I have been writing this letter to you since day one. Only I’ve not been able to put the words onto page yet because everyday there is something to add to the ever- growing list of that which I am grateful for. The list is as ever-growing as you […]
February 4, 2022 Geometry soothes me, and I’m not a math person. When I feel out of sync I stand in front of the Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza church and let Borromini’s architectural genius wash over me. There’s a a big wooden door on Corso del Rinascimento which isn’t particularly notable and if you don’t
Narni, 23 agosto 2021 Dear R. ~ The sun was blazing when I stepped into Narnia the first time, and the only snow I found was written out in black spray paint on a medieval wall, all in caps, SNOW. Of course I didn’t get there through the wardrobe nor did I see the Witch,
Maremma Toscana, Solstizio d’estate 2021 Dear R. ~ What a weekend it’s been! After the thermal baths at Saturnia we drove in search of what has been called the Italian Stonehenge. With such a name you’d think it would be on the map, that maybe you would see signs for it on the road, or
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Roma, 24 maggio 2021 Dear R. ~ I have incurred a debt! Until today I didn’t owe anybody any money. Not one penny. I am always up to date on my bills, I do not use a credit card, have never asked anyone for money, and other than my mortgage (okay, that is a loan
Roma, 15 gennaio 2021 Beginner’s Mind. Are we there yet? I want to be there already. I want to know how to do it and be doing it now. Speak their language, have their rhythms, have it sealed in my heart, pulsating out my body in the way I move through the city, just like