Recovering attorney, lover of freedom and Justice.
Florida escapee, part-time Italian.
So tired of snark and meanness.
All photos are my own. Or my mom's. Or my husband’s, AKA my RFL (Reason For Living).
#photography #umbria #travel #wanderlust Super happy older woman experiencing bliss.
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Last Notes npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Out and about in Coral Gables after thunderstorms gave us a little respite from the heat. #Bloomscrolling https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/988/067/520/789/606/original/b104f57440493ffa.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti This whole thread is cracking me up! 🔥 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Coming back to Miami in July for the first time in 17 years is eye-opening. I can see why our Italian don't understand the air conditioning culture. It's like they keep everything so cold indoors that when you walk outside the heat feels good, instead of like Satan's butthole. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti @npub1q3r…v6fy Q2: I do enjoy embroidery while I'm traveling. It is a great way to avoid the tedium. I always travel with my fanny pack with cut lengths of thread, TSA compliant scissors, and my round the neck lamp. (Also good while waiting for medical appointments.) Currently working on a little towel I'm calling "Peach Dreams." #MakersHour #Embroidery https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/969/624/587/928/579/original/13c086dedc795087.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti PS. He likes it now. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Welcome!👋 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti We sure could use some rain! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti *Shortly after I married my RFL, we were at my mom's house for Christmas dinner. We were joined by her friend Mrs. Marge, the quintessential southern Church Lady. When she said the blessing, she asked for "travellin' mercies" for our drive back home, and now I never go anywhere without claiming them. 😊 And remembering Mrs. Marge. 2/2 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Well, I'm packed to a fare-thee well for our (hopefully) quick trip back to Miami, with reminder lists made for last minute stuff. Trying to get my usual travel anxieties in check, but at this age it's probably hopeless. 🥺 Hoping for travellin' mercies* for the drive down to Rome. 1/2 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #SilentSunday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/945/690/843/366/513/original/1605c5a092bb6a54.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti RE: https://mstdn.party/@mcspocky/116944419885692648 This is precisely what I have said all along. He is making the world unsafe for Americans living or traveling abroad. #note1fxz…fjrz npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 🤩 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti My mom's cat Buddy loves his videos. #Caturday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/942/567/905/987/969/original/f2abc5600573696a.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Travel time is perfect time for embroidery! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 😍 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Today is the 14th anniversary of the start of our #SplitHappens adventure: when the cops showed up at our hotel and informed us that an order had been entered compelling us to leave Italy! Well, rule-follower me thought it was the end of the world! But it turned out to be a gigantic gift from the universe: the chance to spend 90 days exploring Croatia. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/934/475/022/671/731/original/71b219b8b058cb8d.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I think I was about 45 when I started having symptoms, and it lasted about 10 years. No HRT for me because of severe endometriosis. I did take an OTC product called Estroven that seemed to take the edge off the hot flashes. No relief for insomnia (they don't tell you about that!) or the other nasty surprises. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I can't stop thinking about this chilling image of the Christ the Redeemer statue in #Maratea, surrounded by wildfires. Seems like a particularly timely metaphor for our times. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/930/121/001/208/957/original/5ba4bb863ac23b45.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Reason 842 why I love #Italy: going to the mare to eat fish. Now that I'm Italian, it is required. It's in the handbook. Stop 1: getting a birra piccola because it's a long way to the restaurant. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/918/791/559/664/247/original/6f93e1105d60cab2.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti One of my absolute favorites! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti The artist is Kathleen Mack. I love her work. https://www.kathleenmack.com/ npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I can't make one out. When I go back to the restaurant, I will ask the owner who is a friend. When I find out, I will edit the post to supply. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I thought I would share one of my Favorite Things. I'm not actually big on Things in general, but I adore this painting my RFL bought for my birthday several years ago. Unfortately, I do not know the artist's name, but she is an American who sells some of her work at a local restaurant. I thought you might enjoy Poppy Man, too. #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/895/320/969/809/971/original/0bb148523f0146b1.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I set aside an hour this morning to complete and return our ballots for the August primary. I've never taken the opportunity to vote from oversees more seriously than I did today, knowing how precarious it is. #IVoted npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti It makes it easier to read! I remember clients specifically requesting two spaces because it made it easier to read 15 page opinion letters. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Tonight I looked out the window and thought: “Man, we have cool sunsets!” So I had to run out with the iPhone to try to capture some of the magic. #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/880/328/044/664/838/original/318b809a2a16e5ba.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Seared in my brain forever. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti When we got home and started to roll out the hose, we saw that we had enough length to water our flowers and vines, and then run it down the hill to Pino's and water his vines as well. 🥹 3/3 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Well, we haven't learned much in the intervening years. We went back to the mill yesterday to get a new soaker hose for my garden. We thought we could also use some to water our little vineyard. Being Americans, we had no idea how long 250 meters of hose was: we just gleefully bought the roll. Our neighbor Pino (our own Minister of Agriculture) was behind us in line and had a huge smile on his face, and asked cheekily what work we had planned. 2/3 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Yesterday we had another Green Acres moment. You know when the ignorant city dweller shows just how ignorant he is? I remember years ago when we planted our first garden. We went to the mill to buy our plants and the amused cashier shouted for all the farmers to hear: "Twenty-four zucchini!" We obviously knew nothing about - well, anything - and our embarrassment grew over the summer, along with our zucchini. #Umbria 1/2 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Reason 495 why I love #Italy: the fearless little girl in glasses (5? 6?) who wants to meet you on your way into the local country pizzeria. She lives in the house across the street and is with her parents who are pruning their abundant roses in the cool of the evening. When you come back out after dinner and call her by name to say goodnight, she enlists her mom to walk her across the street to deliver one perfect rose. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/868/987/340/080/500/original/86a4f62636b501e6.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Another wonderful evening in #Umbria. We were invited to the 50th birthday party of one of our dear neighbors. Then we realized that he was 25 when we met him. 😳 But what a beautiful evening! https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/863/534/722/910/257/original/911ab780ace7c517.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 250 years? It feels like that's how long it's been since Trump rode down that stupid escalator. The only thing I'm celebrating is that he won't be there forever, and that someday - hopefully sooner rather than later - we can get down to the business of fixing what he has broken. #USPol npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti This is a wild competition: make a prom dress out of duck tape. If I were in high school, I would totally do this. (I like the red one!) https://www.duckbrand.com/stuck-at-prom/vote/dress?fbclid=IwY2xjawS0iNdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwZmtVSjkwQzZ3TjhYS0lRc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgOYVBhCUiY1DArVUPbxXIfSJTSkXzumgOzmoH6bBM2dOo9Sl2ktlH1Ed-ca_aem_aeRCj7bSAZdXH_qj4jSQiA npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti We both loved, loved, loved this! My neighbor gave me a ton of zucchini and it was perfect. My husband declared it "company good." npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #StrawberryMoon #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/835/932/594/931/479/original/8dc70da1b2e1a5bf.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Yes! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #SilentSunday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/827/355/166/268/824/original/c8ba9b6c8aeb5bad.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti That's exactly what I thought! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti This morning while I was watering my garden, I thought of my grandmother. She wrote letters every day: to my mother, her sisters, and assorted friends and relatives. I never understood it. They were typically short and filled with riveting tidbits like: "I had seven red day lilies open this morning." But I get it now, Grandmeme! #Bloomscrolling https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/821/227/601/589/960/original/90bb0465ca5a94cc.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Even after 20+ summers in Italy, I had to make a screenshot of a conversion chart to keep it handy. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/806/097/440/993/268/original/1f2c3a027024187c.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Before we added AC, we perfected the fan- over-the-ice DYI solution. It kept our TV area cool enough on many hot afternoons. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/805/991/572/263/248/original/b1f39367b519eb1c.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti That is just amazing! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #SilentSunday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/787/086/183/500/084/original/59dc14f0e33d5b5d.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Celebrating #FensterFreitag in our house by mounting the AC in our bedroom. After trial and error with other materials (we kept breaking them when we tied to screw in the mount) we actually hunted down a company in Perugia that makes outdoor signs to make our custom insert to mount our vent tube thingy. I came up with the idea of using velcro strips to mount the insert in the window opening, and it works like a charm. Just in time for the arrival of the hot weather! #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/777/393/331/131/445/original/45e8c70f500da02d.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I'm always amused as characters in dramas can pack ALL of their belongings in a single suitcase on the bed, throwing items in willy-nilly. I'm over here playing Tetris with compression bags, trying to fit coax our stuff into the allotted number of bags. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti They are annoying! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I love our June flowers! #Bloomscrolling #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/760/166/558/960/170/original/4b56d306a40904ba.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I'm still trying to process all the ways last night's cage fight on the South Lawn was wrong and upsetting. I tried to imagine an appropriate "both ways" example, and find myself unable to think of an appropriate counterpoint to the vile testosterone fest we saw last night. Imagine, if you will, the howling cries if President Harris had spent millions of dollars to stage... a Tupperware party? A Chippendale's show? You can't even wrap your brain around it because IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I love it! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I've recently discovered that embroidery does the same for me. One day I realized that my work as a lawyer was pretty ephemeral. It's nice to work on something tangible, and giving it away is a bonus. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti It's finally that time of year when we can make use of our dining gazebo. But since the sun was still ferocious this evening, I changed seats which gave me the chance to study the wall. It always sparks my imagination when I can visualize the various stages of the house, from guard tower to farm house. Hundreds of years of old windows and doors and repairs. Oh, and there's our own post-earthquake repair (the darker mortar is the give-away). #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/744/224/610/419/999/original/a4b3120615d049f0.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I got another lit bit of settlement money from Facebook this week, so I sent it straight to @npub1s20…twmm 😊 No better use for it! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 💕I heard that! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti There's no pressure, really. We've been half-heartedly looking for about 3 years, and this one ticks a lot of boxes. That said, I may just be freaking out at the reasons behind it: the very idea of the limitations of aging. All I can say is that all the bees were very, very happy to get back home to Umbria this morning. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Of course! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Today was an interesting day. We visited the construction site (est delivery 12/27). Even though there is lots of time to plan and do things calmly and thoughtfully, when I saw the proposed contract (in Italian, of course) my anxieties flew into my brain like a swarm of bees, all screaming "fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, change bad, no no no!" A stiff limoncello spritz calmed the bees down, but we have lots to weigh in the coming days. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti So we came to the outskirts of Florence today because we are maybe sorta thinking about what the next chapter might look like, when we are no longer able to keep up with the demands of a big old farmhouse and 40 olive trees. Let's face it: we're not getting any younger. Florence has always had a special place in the RFL's heart since he went to school there in the 70s. So we are looking at a place tomorrow. My insides are screaming (Hills! The traffic sucks!) but it doesn't hurt to look. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti My view rn. #Firenze https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/715/979/987/710/597/original/e5e5c1f4da11594b.jpg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Sounds wonderful. We love caponata, so I can't wait to try this. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #SilentSunday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/708/417/853/214/502/original/edcfc0a0031ad9cc.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #Caturday A visitor at dinner. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/704/855/723/860/056/original/0262368e2b3c3e76.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Finally had a perfect day to get out into my garden, and had a couple of surprises waiting for me: what appeared to be the tail and foot recently attached to a little hare, and a gigantic poop. Poor bunny! We used to have a lot of hares around but they stay away from our yard lately, probably owing to the foxes. Ah, life in the country. #Umbria npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Done! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Lucky you! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Last week, a 17 year old boy lost his life in an accident on his motorbike as he was on his way home from school. In Miami, we are so used to fatal accidents they barely register, if we hear of them at all. This registered with me because we pass by the site almost every. I have been very touched by the reaction of the entire community. Yesterday, all of the students and teachers in his school wore white shirts and gathered outside for a moment of silence and emotional tribute to their friend. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/691/342/494/597/094/original/a8c5e14dd05b9b07.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Today's POV: I don't hate it without the tree! 😉 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/686/281/792/521/955/original/641504fba0e7ac4e.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Once again I ask: why? Why? Why? npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti One more cherry tree memory: Cecilia, age 3, sat down and announced "what a beautiful panorama." She then proceeded to recline on the grass, and asked her dad to join her so that they could look at the panorama, look up at the tree, at the cherries, and the sky. Unforgettable. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/681/793/968/707/303/original/772d0269c870eae5.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I will save a piece and add that project to my list of Happy Pursuits this summer. 😊 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I wish I could. It is beautiful, but neither I nor my husband are remotely capable. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti The remains of the tree. 😢 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/681/248/895/003/591/original/c5525b171b5d7e90.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 😂😂😂 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I have a good friend in the states who would love to get his hands on it, but I don't know anyone here in Italy who turns wood. Right now it seems destined for the woodpile for the stoves or the forno this winter. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I am so broken hearted today because it is time to chop down our beloved cherry tree. Our friends' children grew up with the annual cherry-picking as a real treat. It was for us, too. We saw one of these (no longer) little girls last week and told her the tree had died, and she almost cried. A sad day for sure, but so many sweet memories. #Umbria #ThickTrunkTuesday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/679/425/310/355/806/original/8c9fe1e20f0c325d.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/679/425/566/972/441/original/472e130e6b53e3d0.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/679/425/716/417/330/original/ebcd11ad9c6f1621.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/679/426/160/529/910/original/e8ba65fc1bdedb01.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #FotoMontag Time to take one last living look at Rosie Row in all its May glory before the thunderstorms arrive to trash the blooms. It looks pretty enough throughout the summer, but never as thrilling as the first May blooming. #Bloomscrolling #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/674/344/733/097/385/original/51302939a4877b2f.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #SilentSunday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/668/794/465/407/895/original/0c7460da5b53d9ee.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 😳 Nothing to see here, move along... npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #FensterFreitag Caught the moon from my window when I woke up in the middle of the night. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/658/620/263/991/739/original/29e72c067b43b8fe.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti ...and she promised to bring me all of the fresh eggs I can use. Apparently her chickens and geese are very productive! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Reason 492 why I love Italy: I picked up the medication I take every six months at the pharmacy, where they gave me a 12€ discount because they feel bad that I don't have insurance. My neighbor the doctor came up to give me the injection, after which we enjoyed a visit over a glass of wine under the gazebo on a splendid afternoon. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Thanks! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Yep. Any day now. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Oy. ALL the trees shooting poison at me today. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/629/895/030/553/670/original/fcfd525aa3eb670c.png npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti It's a great town! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Enjoyed the first summer Saturday night out in our town. #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/625/624/826/510/073/original/bb1c6e98d8b6ec45.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/625/624/874/320/611/original/34183f15ef27aef6.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti We went there a couple of years ago to spread some of my SIL's ashes, fulfilling her fondest wish. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/619/786/318/656/139/original/4f94e593524b8f14.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Thé Père Lachaise Cemetery is fascinating. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/619/136/021/716/593/original/b37b2459ef3aa855.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Why tf does the FBI director have a personal merch site? npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #Scotland has been on my bucket list for a long time. My ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War was born in a farming area south of Glasgow, and I am excited about exploring that area in particular. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti It feels like this outrageous scam is finally, thankfully, mercifully a bridge too far. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I feel your pain. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti #FensterFreitag Oh, how I've missed our spectacular sunsets over the Tiber Valley. #Umbria https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/618/325/809/950/986/original/5175c02e942cf018.jpeg npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti We're planning to go in August, just starting to fill in the itinerary. I look forward to any replies! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Ciao, doc! 👋 npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti I'm finally getting over whatever bug we caught in our cruise (it was awful!) and, as I was reminded when I ventured out to the garden for the first time this morning, just in time for spring allergies. Che gioia. npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti Trying makes all the difference! npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti But hasn't he always used audits as an excuse not to release his returns? No audits, no excuse? npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti RE: https://mastodon.uno/@pixelfed/115815375737687683 I didn't see this until today. A nice little dopamine hit. 😊 #note1he0…lyhx npub17g8a8l4xjnt2myhwhhm55mydgglme857rdf3x95th0jd4jafn22szsermt Gail Parenti 😳