found in little shop under the castle on lapari ,which is part of the aeolian islands north of sicily, two naive style glass painting by a local painter di luca….religious is his style…i picked his less dramatic paintings, that didn’t fixate on st bartholomew getting his arm cut off?!
as well as hunting down treasures we do like to eat… Da Adolfo has the perfect recipe, a boat service that collects you from the wharf and ferries you back and forth , classic home cooked seafood in a very relaxed atmosphere and after a lovely long lunch… you can have a swim. check out the little cave with the freezing cold spring that will sober you up. The lovely Marco is at your service.
capri on a sunny day avoiding all the crowds…..10,000 a day descend on this island in peak season! We ran to the other side of the island and had a blissful long lunch at La Fontelina accessed by boat. bliss
being in naples and doing what the naples do…religious. the back streets are filled with little workshops making the most eclectic range of religious um bits and bobs? from the the sublime to the really tacky. needless to say i feel like i got all the right pieces….one more secret place to go and then it will be a whole new search.
some random shoots around naples
ok i look a bit odd BUT this is a beautiful piece. 1873…….embroidery, sequins and gold. It needs some new glass but the heart unscrews for your own supply of holy water. yes its empty!
this is just near my fave shop…after two years it was a bit of a struggle and it was closed but then they arrived to open the doors and my heart sored….yeah stuff
ponza is really a very very pretty place…………
pretty as a picture with pastel painted houses and a low key feel. elle decoration uk july issue… shows a very nice holiday home that just happens to belong to a fendi. having said how beautiful it is …shame everything seems to have come from bali! i did manage to find this beautiful sea urchin that would look very beautiful in a certain spot…pretty ponza pics to come.
we have had 3 caleb vases in the past but i could not resist these….not sure how to describe the colour as it is light dependent but next to the purple velvet chair yum.
