Kyle and I returned last night from a very lovely trip to Verona. As much as I am enjoying Venice, it was nice to leave it for a while and to see another Italian city. And to become reaquainted with cars…! We left on an early train on Friday morning, and arrived in Verona around [...]

Back in the fall of 2007, I didn’t pay much attention to the water fountains around Venice, except in the context of my project to preserve Venetian public art. But this summer, I’ve found them exceedingly useful as a way of beating the mid-day heat (which often reaches 30+ degrees C). If you know where [...]

I finally made it safely to Venezia, and I couldn’t be happier to be here with Kyle in such a beautiful city! As noted by Kyle, I did in fact miss my connection in London, and had to be rerouted through Frankfurt. By the time Kyle and I made it back from the airport to [...]

I was awakened this morning at about 5am, probably by the brightening sky or the sound of boats beginning their daily deliveries, and I had trouble falling back asleep because I knew (well, thought) that Ori would be comfortably aboard her Air Canada 767, well on her way across the Atlantic to me. So you [...]

Remember the unusual boat I posted a photo of back in June? It’s parked right next to the entrance to the Biennale gardens, which immediately made me think it was probably related to the Biennale (as did the fact that it was out of place and weird, as Biennale things always are). Here’s a picture: [...]