See and download the full gallery on posterous Day 5: Verona~ Having worked at a theatre specializing in Shakespeare for over 20 years, it is no surprise that the first thing that comes to my mind when hearing “Verona” is the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet. I know—predictable. Luckily, it was one of the …
Tantissimi auguri di Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last week I ran into a friend from Mississippi and asked him how he was doing. In true Southern form he replied, “Blessed and encouraged.” I laughed because only in the South would you hear that response. Surprisingly, “blessed and encouraged” has been running around in my Yankee head …
‘Tis the Season…
See and download the full gallery on posterous The last tree~ Since my return from our Italian vacation at the beginning of November, I have been working for friends at their quite popular flower shop in Birmingham, Alabama (http://www.flowerbudsinc.com/). We have been decorating houses for Christmas—the first house was on November 15 and today was …
La Parola del Giorno–The Word of the Day–via France, Venice, and Oxford
Cazzo~ In high school I studied French—well, it would be closer to the truth to say that I sat in a class for three years where the teacher and two other students spoke French, while the rest of us were just thankful to not have to take Spanish from the hateful Seńora. Regardless of one’s …
The long and winding road~
The book’s the thing… It is cold and rainy here today and I just received my very first rejection from a literary agent—how cliché is that? I am not too concerned about it because it was in response to a “cold call” e-mail query. It was to an agent listed in one of the many …