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Those tiny, ubiquitous details
One of the things I’ve said over and over about Milan, elsewhere, is that it’s not a typically beautiful Italian city. Not beautiful the way Rome is beautiful. Or Venice. There is a lot of beauty here, but it’s confined … Continue reading
The hood — Italian style
It’s called the “quartiere”—neighborhood—and, at least in the center of most Italian cities, it includes almost everything you need within walking / shouting distance. This is a truly beautiful thing, which has a profound influence on your life; i.e., you … Continue reading
The beautiful street
Growing up in the United States, it never dawned on me how significant the differences were in the “material realities” of the world’s myriad geographic locations. I knew of course that places looked different one from the other. (It doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, ITALY
Tagged cobblestone, Italia, Italy, Milan, MIlano, sanpietrini, strade, street
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My streetcar named “Desire”
The time I came to Milan and knew it would be in my future, I leaned out the window of my room at the Hotel Spadari and looked down on the old orange trams coming straight toward the hotel, then … Continue reading
Peaceful
I’ve never been particularly fascinated by cemeteries. I’ve seen beautiful ones—Paris, Savannah, Washington—but I never sought them out. In fact, aside from those that were proclaimed beautiful and worthy of a visit by some reputable source, I avoided them altogether. … Continue reading
For Ev: Your carriage awaits
I have a dear friend. She’s been a friend for a long, long time. When we were young, we’d tool around Atlanta in her green beater, dreaming of our futures. She’d been to France, spoke French and swore: “Char, one … Continue reading
Summer’s end
Summer is almost over. Again. We are counting down the days, inserting all the incremental fractions to make them last longer. It’s hard to believe that what seems like yesterday was the day we arrived, exhausted from our year, ready … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, FRANCE
Tagged Bourgogne, Burgundy, France, small things, summer, typographer's drawer
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The importance of blue
As summer draws to a close, I try hard to photograph with my mind’s eye all the textures and colors that I love so much here in Burgundy. It doesn’t take long to realize that the sheer uniformity of palette, … Continue reading
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