Let me tell all of you about it.
For starters, all of my laundry finally dried, so I had fresh new clean clothes. I did laundry yesterday early in the day, but it was raining so I couldn't put anything on the line, so all my clothes were hanging around the apartment. For those of you who have been to Florence in the colder months, you know that it is always kinda damp here. So its a relief to have dry clean clothes.
Anyway, thats not why today was so wonderful. It was wonderful because, well, for starters, they were letting tourists go all the way back to the alter in the Duomo today for some reason. They never do this. You only get to see the alter and the dome's mural if you're in mass or just climbed down the 463 steps from the top. And I can't do both of those things on a day-to-day basis, so I don't get to see the alter or the inside of the dome. But today I got to marvel at it. And it was magnificent.
It was also, for the brief hour that I was walking around the center, sunny out. The rest of the day it poured. The universe opens up her arms sometimes, you know? The sky was a perfect shade of blue, the clouds were unreal...it was gorgeous out (even though it's turned quite cold).
I also got into a really really good groove in the studio tonight. Did two new medium-sized paintings, finished another one I started next week, annnnndddd got a little book all put together. I have to put the cover on it, so it's not quite done and ready for the other blog. I'll include a sneak peak view of it, though.
It was pretty rainy and gross on the way home, and there were some bus troubles, but I ended up talking with a botanist from a university in Florence for quite a while on the ride home. It was very pleasant. He was so excited to tell me about the botanical gardens that are right near piazza san marco. I might check them out actually-I'm in that piazza every day, and I love a good garden.
So today, I'd say, was pretty great. I'm looing forward to seeing what's in store for tomorrow!
I love you all! xoxoxo
new boooook!
2 comments:
Emily, beautiful girl, I adore reading your blog. Every now and then I'll check and there will be two posts and I'll be all "WHUT?!" I'm living vicariously through you right now, just so you know. A month from graduation has made me want to go back to Florence more badly than ever before. I wish I could visit you so badly - one of my favorite adventurous souls from SACI.
Write more, tell me, pictures from the apartment and studio, please!
thank you so much for reading Danielle, it really means a lot to me. I really wish you were here. i really really hope we get to see one another, and sooner rather than later.
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