Still Horsing Around in Siena . . .
The horse tethering rings I saw in Siena last November fascinated me, and I snapped photo after photo. I’m sharing them here to take you on a tour of that Tuscan city — also sharing a few pages from my travel sketch journal.
View PostHorses and Horsey (Equine / Equestrian)Art in Siena
I’ve never seen Siena’s dramatic annual horse race, Il Palio, but I’d read about it before we visited last fall. And I very quickly saw traces of the city’s horse culture throughout the winding narrow streets of its historic centre. Walk through it with me? click to read the full post.
View PostCarry-On Wardrobe meets Neapolitan November Sunshine . . .
So often in Italy, I found my ochre accessories matching my environment. Our room in Naples, for example. But I also wore navy and red and white and even cobalt there, for daytime temperatures that ranged from 13 or 14 Celsius up to 25 or 26. My Carry-On-Only Wardrobe kept coming through for me. Click through to see What I Wore.
View PostMending My Way Back Home . . .
In a fishing town in Lazio, Italy, I was delighted to see signs of another Mender of Textiles . . . in a surprising medium: fishing nets! Click through for my photos of this Practical Random Beauty . . . and my musings on the way this encounter with mending far away from home brings Travel and Domestic Life together.
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