CASA VALENTINE…

………WHEREVER WE ARE TOGETHER, WE ARE HOME

Archive for the 'General' Category

Lockdown Thoughts……On this day in 2016….Lunch in Ragusa, Sicily

After nearly four months of lockdown because of the Covid Pandemic, I am turning to my diaries and photo library for comfort and inspiration.  There is a lot of goodness to be found there.  Perhaps an interesting pursuit would be to look back on what was happening on any given day in the past and […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Florence’s Ode to Spring: The Iris Garden

Perched above the city, just to the side of the Piazzale Michelangelo, is one of Florence’s surprise treasures. The Iris Garden cascades down the city side of this high ground, confounding one with its explosion of color and sheer size.  There are more than 6,000 blooms here…..all of them in the Iris family. Normally, this […]

Read the rest of this entry »