Sunday Stroll

Last Day of Visit 

The family conference ended with a family march through the city. We did our own walk. One goal was to see a Renaissance garden. Here are a couple of pictures.

More to follow. Home tomorrow.

Saturday Stroll

About the Town

After listening to various speeches- some quite fascinating (more on which later), and some in rapid fire Italian so noisy one could not hear one’s translator in the headphones, I decided to foregoing the afternoon sessions to see the town. It might be good I did. When we got back to the venue it was entirely blocked off by heavy police presence and protesters were packing up and going home. I picked up a flier they left which said a conference on Family is evil and satanic (seriously!) for not celebrating so-called alternative lifestyles as “equal” to natural families. The seriously mixed up culture of our day. The city’s mayor and a huge number of  city officials were present as speakers at the event though, so maybe Sodom and Gomorrah can be saved.

And the city is worth saving. More details later, but here is a glimpse.

More to come, D.v., with a Latin exercise for our scholars.

The Day

A Fine Place for an Anniversary 

After speeches and walking we enjoyed a fine dinner to celebrate.

Because protestors had showed up before the event began, police, army, and security was heavily present. Now why would anyone protest a gathering on families? That says something of our times.

Afterward we found this place.

That black is beef in chocolate sauce. The front is duck ravioli with Amarone wine and smoked cheese.

Tender hazelnut pastry with cream filling, coconut crisps, current jam and accents. Superb.

A day to remember. The speeches were good, too. I got some points to bring back for history class.

Arrived

Greetings From Verona 

My pictures are on my camera, so will have to wait until I get home, but cheers from here.

The bridge sketch I did last night was on our menu tonight. We hope to see it in person.

Watercolor Sketch

Verona, Italy

Heading here for the weekend. I hope to get pictures, but am not sure about posts in the next few days.

Perspective, and Pen-and-Ink

3-point perspective exercise (the notations I added for my own benefit, so I'm sorry if you can't decipher the scribbles)

unfinished pen-and-ink exercise

A Different Garden Show

Isn’t This the Most Hopeful Sight?

Green is coming.

Garden Show VI

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Urban

A lot of seating for all your Facebook friends when they come to see you in person

Garden Show V

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Trendy pallet furniture. I don't like them, but many do.

Herb bed sculpture – a real car 

Garden Show IV

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The Italians come every year with their antiques.

An old fountain from an old villa, for your garden

An antique fountain decoration

detail of above

Another urban terrace garden

Have stone, make fountain