Author: Susan Blakey

  • Room(s) With A View

    Santa Maria Novella, Florence This really is the view from our hotel room. At least the one we moved to today, after one night in…

  • Rome – A Few Impressions

    Internet connection is mind-numbingly slow this morning, so am having trouble uploading any pictures. I’m taking copious notes and lots of pictures, so will have…

  • It Wasn’t Me, Really!

    Damn you, varmint hackers! Apparently my e-mail has recently been hacked*, and a virus was sent out to everyone in my address book. If you…

  • Room With A View

    That tower belongs to the Villa Medici. Ancient steps, a secret entrance? The surrounding gardens are, I believe, part of the Borghese Gardens. This morning…

  • Traveling in Style: Boarding Pass

    Click to enlarge for detail. Exposure and contrast were tweaked to better show the black items. So after obsessively checking the extended forecasts for Rome…

  • Program Notes

    This is weekend we’ll be packing and taking care of odds and ends before we go.  Monday look for my Polyvore on the Floorâ„¢ of…

  • Whew!

    Glad to see Blogger’s back.  I was about an hour away from getting the DT’s. Apparently most of the comments on Wednesday’s post have been vaporized, which…