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I Love you Trulli

Posted on July 21, 2015 by marigold

Puglia has lots of small towns, some well-known, others not so much. One day we went to see the famous trulli houses of Alberobello, a UNESCO heritage site. Trulli dwellings are scattered around the nearby area but the greatest concentration … Continue reading →

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P is for Puglia

Posted on July 9, 2015 by marigold

If you think of the heel of Italy’s boot as having a spur, you can (sort of) visualize the Gargano Peninsula. The GP juts into the Adriatic Sea, marking the northern most part of Puglia. We began our exploration of … Continue reading →

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More Roman Around

Posted on June 20, 2015 by marigold

Much has been written about Rome’s neighborhoods especially Trastevere, an adorable area on the west bank of the Tiber. It’s full of restaurants, shops (many selling merch that could also be picked up anywhere in the urban world) and churches … Continue reading →

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Roman Holiday

Posted on June 7, 2015 by marigold

Channeling my inner Audrey Hepburn, I spent five wonderful days in Rome at the start of an Italian vacation, exploring parts of the city I’d never been to before. MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts located in the … Continue reading →

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Spring Flings

Posted on May 2, 2015 by marigold

Last weekend, despite overcast skies and slightly chilly temps, a friend and I went to Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, NY for a Garden Conservancy “open” day. Stonecrop was originally the home of Frank and Anne Cabot (there’s a house … Continue reading →

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Not Art 105

Posted on April 14, 2015 by marigold

  We owe Dr. Albert Barnes several debts of gratitude. First, because he developed Argyrol, an antiseptic salve put into newborns’ eyes to prevent blindness. (Today’s version is Ilotycin and the same people who won’t vaccinate their kids rail against … Continue reading →

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In Jig Time

Posted on April 6, 2015 by marigold

About a month ago I found myself chatting with a man in a kilt. Other men present were wearing trousers so of course I asked how come. Long story short, I fell in with the Royal Scottish Dance Society which … Continue reading →

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Interesting Things

Posted on March 16, 2015 by marigold

New York is full of interesting things, some transitory, some permanent and others, well, semi-permanent. I heard of The Museum of Interesting Things courtesy of an article in the New York Times on doings about the 19th century. The Museum … Continue reading →

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Myriad Museums

Posted on March 8, 2015 by marigold

For a fairly small city, (just over 3.8 million) Oaxaca has a extraordinarily large number of museums. The Textile Museum is housed in an unimposing former colonial building; the interiors, (plural because there are several completely separate areas), are glorious … Continue reading →

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Mole, Cactus and…Zumba

Posted on February 27, 2015 by marigold

Oaxaca was fabulous with mid-day temps about eighty degrees, wonderful food and a variety of things to do and see. We stayed at Casa Ollin, a charming B&B on a lovely, quiet street, with other guests who were fun and … Continue reading →

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