Museums: Opificio delle Pietre Dure DRAFT

The Pantheon (about 1797 (pietre dure)

Dante e Virgilio all'Inferno, by Francesco Ligozzi (1620) (oil paint on pietra paesina, or ruin marble)

Workshop

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The 10 Year Plan

Good morning from Montreal.

Today is a special day--the 10th anniversary of The 10 Year Plan.  

We began our odyssey in New York City on September 1, 2015.  Now, 10 years later, we look back on our odyssey with happiness and amazement.  We have visited many fascinating places and met so many wonderful people, making some new friends along the way.

To recap, we have spent one year each in NYC, Florence, Washington, D.C., Paris and San Francisco.  The pandemic arrived during our time in San Francisco.  So, we pivoted to spending more time in Orlando and South Florida.  Then, we resumed traveling with shorter visits:  to the U.K., France, New York City, Spain, Scandinavia and Portugal.  We are now enjoying a 6 month stay in Montreal, looking forward to Autumn and perhaps some snow.  

Even though we have arrived at the 10th anniversary, we plan to continue The 10 Year Plan.  Our list of places to visit and revisit is long.  So, the odyssey continues.

  

Portugal, visiting an olive grove with a 2,000 year old tree.

        

Random Things #5 and Farewell For Now

Our month in the U.K. has come to a close.  We are so happy we were able to resume The 10 Year Plan, at least in part.  

Our time here has been wonderful, filled with many great sights, happy surprises and friendly people.  

We hope to resume The 10 Year Plan next year, possibly during Spring or Summer and likely returning to U.K. for even more fun and new experiences.  

For now, we wish everyone health, happiness and a peace-filled holiday season spent with friends and family.  

Of course, Greg still has many random things to share.  Enjoy.

Until we meet again down the road, farewell. 

An Evening Out in London

During our time in London, we enjoyed some evening entertainment.  One night, we walked around Covent Garden and marveled at the holiday lights.  Later, we saw the musical Six about the six wives of Henry VIII.

The decorations above are mistletoe.  A seasonally romantic idea, to be sure.

The musical Six at the ornate Vaudeville theater was very good.  It featured six strong singers dressed in outlandish costumes, telling their personal tales of love and heartbreak.   

Thanks for joining us for a night out.  

P.S.  Another night, we saw the musical & Juliet, which tells an alternate story of Shakespeare’s Juliet:  What if Juliet hadn’t stabbed herself in the final scene? The ensuing story is filled with comedy, great music, a bit of tragedy and some unexpected plot twists.