NICE KNOCKERS!

NO NO - not THOSE!
Get your mind out of the gutter- this is a respectable and child friendly blog here!

It turns out that I might have yet another obsession!

LION DOOR KNOCKERS!

I took all of these photos in Venice- so many different styles- WOW!

I often get emails from people asking if I really take these photos myself- and the answer is YES I do- I took over 4,000 photos in 2 weeks in Venice.
Another question that I get is what kind of camera do you shoot with? I like my Canon Rebel EOS- as it is lightweight and easy to use.
If anyone out there works at Canon wants to send me a new lens- please do! I thought that there was a speck of dust inside the lens but it turns out that there is a small scratch that can't be fixed. Another something to add to my wish list. My financial planner/business manager has be on a very strict budget these days!

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My new Murano glasses toasting farewell to wine...

Well- let's not be too DRAMATIC here...

I wanted to share the beautiful handblown glasses that I found in Venice at this charming little store. I normally would think that these glasses were too "fru fru" but maybe it was being in Venice and finding these in the clear glass that really made me smile.
I always pack a little tote bag at the bottom of my suitcase just for these reasons-as I hand carried 6 of these back on the plane.

The reason for the farewell toast? I am not drinking for the month of June! (GASP- and a silence came over the crowd!)- yes- me- I know SHOCKING to some of you who know that I really enjoy my wine. But I decided to do this as a goal when I came back from Venice- so now I am setting the goal for the month of June. I am not doing this for any real reason other than really to loose a few pounds (did a little carbo loading in Italy) as well as to clean and purify my body. I am so accustomed to having a few glasses of wine with dinner every night- that I think that taking a little break will do me some good. Clean my body up!

So I toast my farewell glass of wine (for the month of June- let's not get carried away here!) in my beautiful new glasses!

Cheers!

Madame Butterfly- La Fenice

WOW!

I am back home- had the BEST trip- but I do love my own bed and my apartment (love my internet connection!) and now just getting back to normal again (after driving to Carmel and back yesterday for a very successful installation for a client)

One of the highlights of the trip was going to the opening night of Madame Butterfly and sitting in the front row! ( I only had my iphone with me so the quality isn't that great- I just loved the green jacket that this woman in the foyer was wearing- the fashion was over the top chic with some of the biggest diamond rings I have ever seen!)

I took about 4,000 photos of the trip and I look forward to posting different fun events in the Venice...check back for some exciting things!

TRYING to get back home

Yesterdays easy plan ride from Venice to Frankfurt to San Francisco had a bit of excitement when we flew over Greenland and there became a medical emergency on the flight and we did a u-turn back to Reykjavik, Iceland!

Thank goodness the passenger was alright and received immediate medical attention- but it left us with a bit of a mess as the plane could no longer make it back with the same crew to San Francisco. So the final choice was to fly from Reykjavik to Washington DC- where I am currently typing on my freshly charged laptop. We arrived at 3.30am and I at least slept for a few hours. Taking the 11am flight back to San Francisco this morning- raining hard with thunder and lighting- so I hope that this flight goes alright! I am sorting through more photos on the plane home today- but here are a few more from Venice!

Random shots of Venice

Still having fun!

Sadly we moved into a new hotel on Sunday and the internet has been down and there is no wireless in my room.
So I am regretting that I am not able to post more often- but it does make it more relaxing to just get away from it all...
Hope to have more pictures soon...

Day trip: Villa Conaro

Palladio- I heart you!

Day trip to the Gipsoteca Casa Canova

We started off the day with a water taxi today from the Gritti Hotel and took a day trip to the Veneto to see the Giposteca Casa Conova. Rained all day long- so the perfect day trip. When we arrived back at the Gritti we had bellini with perfect tasting peach juice. Everyone said that they were far better than the bellini at Harry's Bar! A bellini tasting I think is in order.
Another fabulous day...