Category Archives: Family
Greetings, O favored one
For the last decade, at least, I’ve gone to bed every Christmas Eve in the Dedham, MA Holiday Inn right after a candlelight lessons and carols service, awaiting Christmas morning over at Nana’s house. In earlier years, when the whole … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Art History, Christmas, Family, History
Clearly Going
In the long-running debate between the mountains and the shore, I think that Hawai’i, the biggest island of the archipelago, may provide the best resolution. We’re staying in Waikoloa, about thirty minutes north of Kona, at a condo overlooking a … Continue reading
Spoons! What are they?
“It was the advent of the salver spoon which changed so much about seventeenth-century Europe. Up till then, it was a backward province; a place of love, but not of lust; a place of culture, but not of high culture. With … Continue reading
Filed under Art History, Books, Christmas, Family, Food, Memorials, Press Enterprise, Research
Shoe Horns
The summer, which is best summed up by my roommate’s Mid-Atlantic Dialect form of “wow”, is coming to a close. My internship at the Gardner ended on a real high note, which was followed closely by a fantastic closing dinner … Continue reading
Filed under Family
How to get into the Vatican Library?
A very long Saturday: visits to San Lorenzo and the Uffizi, this time with the full class. This meant following sheepishly while our statuesque, Prada-clad art history professor argued her way past every single line in Florence, relenting only in … Continue reading
Making Pigeon-Related Noises
Of course, when I said I’d be writing last week, that was a total lie. I don’t have too much to say about spring break aside from it being absolutely wonderful to get away from Siena and see new faces; … Continue reading
Italy FAQ
Here’s a sum-up of some of the various questions I’ve gotten about my stay so far: What do you eat for breakfast? And dinner? Breakfast is toast and marmalade with a cappuccino – every day! I definitely prefer it to … Continue reading
10 bus has no rules
I still feel like I’m in the process of landing on my feet here in Siena, and I’m sure everyone else in the program feels the same. It’s going to be a while before we all settle into a daily … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Italy, linguistics
Like a hack playwright
This weekend was an unmitigated success that was sorely needed. Short and simple: Friday afternoon, GQ dressed up to shoot photos for posters advertising our end-of-semester on Friday, November 30th at 8:00pm…! After that, Ruth, Goggins and I were taken … Continue reading
Sparkle Motion
I keep coming here to write a new post, but then give up because I don’t really have that much to write about. Gram and my aunts (well, just two of them) came up to visit this weekend, inevitably stopping … Continue reading
