Three lorry loads of gravel were recently delivered. When moving the piles of perfectly graded stones one finds the occasional small foreign object, a fragment of ceramic tile, a broken piece of plastic tube, something from another kind of industrial environment. But when Sam found this, tossing it at my feet, it seemed like a talisman from a different place, a world of hay and straw and horses breathing warmly on our year ahead.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
New Year gift
Three lorry loads of gravel were recently delivered. When moving the piles of perfectly graded stones one finds the occasional small foreign object, a fragment of ceramic tile, a broken piece of plastic tube, something from another kind of industrial environment. But when Sam found this, tossing it at my feet, it seemed like a talisman from a different place, a world of hay and straw and horses breathing warmly on our year ahead.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Surprises of Le Marche 1: snake cake
We were given many delicious cakes over Christmas
, but the most surprising one was a decorated chocolate cake in the shape of a snake. I am trying to find the symbolism of this fanciful dolce di natale as I don't recall a serpent in the nativity scene. More soon.
, but the most surprising one was a decorated chocolate cake in the shape of a snake. I am trying to find the symbolism of this fanciful dolce di natale as I don't recall a serpent in the nativity scene. More soon.
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