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29/3/2020

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..we were supposed to fly home from Venice. The flight was cancelled. We have another booked. Will it be cancelled? We don't know.

But, here we are!

I wake this morning feeling refreshed and contemplate the situation....

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I've never lived in a house with shutters before. I open them and get back into bed.

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I love the way the sun comes into this room, picking up the gilt on the picture frames. The tulips are long gone. You can't buy flowers now.

I listen. There's something about church bells in Italy...Two women neighbours have taken to talking in the mornings from their windows on either side of the canal. I have no idea what they are saying but I like hearing their loud voices. A dog barks. a distant voice shouts Basta! Ah! I know what that means, though the dog clearly doesn't and carries on barking for a bit.

I used to look over to the glassworks across the canal as they opened up for work,  watching barges deliver goods and hearing voices (the odd burst of song) and the occasional noise of metal being hammered by hand. It closed three days ago and the silence has been deafening.

So. here I am. I have coffee and ricotta dolce al limone with all the time in the world to savour it.

 I look at the weather forecast: sun all day and a temperature of 17 degrees will suit me just fine

It could be a lot worse!

 I am  grateful.


And I have an idea...


12 Comments
Grace Falconer
29/3/2020 12:53:27 am

I think we must all try to accept and appreciate 'what is' as we travel along this unfamiliar path. One of my great pleasures is to throw the windows wide open on sunlit days, even in winter, and jump back into bed.

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Freda
29/3/2020 09:03:11 pm

Isn't the word 'throw' nice here? x

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Lucille link
29/3/2020 02:19:20 am

I am agog!

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Freda
29/3/2020 09:04:56 pm

Don't get too excited Lucille. It's just a tiny idea.. I hope your family are ok.

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PennyL
29/3/2020 03:25:44 am

Intriguing...

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Freda
29/3/2020 09:05:59 pm

:-)

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julia
29/3/2020 03:45:03 am

Stunning photography as always, Freda. The longer you are on your extended writer’s retreat in Venice, the stranger our world has become.. you will be returning to your home under such different circumstances!
We look forward to our daily visits with you, and are so grateful that you and Heather have remained healthy. Confession: when i read your last line,(i have an idea...)...instantly what popped into my mind was: she’s moving to Venice! Hahaha It will be interesting to find out what your actual idea is!

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Freda
29/3/2020 09:07:25 pm

Just a tiny thing Julia and nothing as dramatic as moving to Venice!

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Mary
29/3/2020 08:58:27 am

On a positive note, I would guess that at the moment there isn't anyone scheduled to come in to the apartment after you.

Any better chance of a flight to Edinburgh or even London?

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Freda
29/3/2020 09:10:10 pm

We do have the apartment for longer Mary - all future bookings have been cancelled. As for the flight we live in hope!

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Susan Dorset
30/3/2020 12:52:11 pm

But why would you want to return to our land of buff wooden clothes pegs, when you can have translucent multicoloured ones.
And to breakfasts of tea and toast, when you can have rich Italian coffee and ricotta.

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Ann Barker
9/4/2020 04:33:24 am

Reading this on Mandy Thursday takes me to Venice. Must get the address of that flat in Venice. Hope solitary confinement in York is not too bad. I wonder if the bells will ring on Sunday.

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