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Florence: Art Moves Forward……Slowly!

When I heard about the new art installation in Florence’s beautiful Piazza della Signoria, I headed down to have a look.  I was a day early and the exhibit was not yet ready, but what I saw brought back a flood of memories of our sabbatical two years ago.  It was in the south of […]

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Florence: Village Dog Show

Florence is not just a world-class tourist destination because of its art and history.  It’s also just home to some of us and the neighborhoods (called Quartieres) each have their own personality and identity accompanied by a strong sense of community.   Our neighborhood is Porta Romana and we all love the spring street fair […]

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