The view from my "office"

[Pushka]

Despite covid having a deep impact on the lives of cough sapiens in Melbourne and the almost empty streets, the flora are thumbing their nose at 2020 and announcing the upcoming onset of Spring
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That is fabulous!

 

[VPS]

Glorious day in Adelaide today. Nice walk on the beach at Henley Beach

 

[Guvner]

Despite covid having a deep impact on the lives of cough sapiens in Melbourne and the almost empty streets, the flora are thumbing their nose at 2020 and announcing the upcoming onset of Spring
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My office in the background there. Almost forgotten what it looks like. Haven't sat at my desk since March!

 

[Pushka]

Glorious day in Adelaide today. Nice walk on the beach at Henley Beach

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Did you wave at our soon to be occupied (tomorrow) flat

 

[VPS]

Did you wave at our soon to be occupied (tomorrow) flat

not 100% sure where you are but walked from the jetty to past secrets by the sea so I think so - had a snack at Joes - excellent and good staff

 

[Pushka]

not 100% sure where you are but walked from the jetty to past secrets by the sea so I think so - had a snack at Joes - excellent and good staff

Joes has been taken over and it will rake in a motza from now on. Perfect place. We are the next block. Just over Mid way to Henley Hotel.

 

[Flashback]

And when in Modena... Then of course you must visit an Acetaia and try some D.O.P. Balsamic Vinegar! 12 year aged and 100 year aged... Goes well on some gelato too Their oldest barrell was from 1512 and was definitely showing some signs of aging!

Also easy enough to get to from town on the #2 bus for €1.50 each way. Only runs hourly on Sundays though!

 

[TheRealTMA]

And when in Modena... Then of course you must visit an Acetaia and try some D.O.P. Balsamic Vinegar! 12 year aged and 100 year aged... Goes well on some gelato too Their oldest barrell was from 1512 and was definitely showing some signs of aging!

Also easy enough to get to from town on the #2 bus for €1.50 each way. Only runs hourly on Sundays though!
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Ah! We’ve been there! Bought some of the extra vecchio 25 yo to bring home! Unfortunately, all gone now.

Excellent on oysters as well!

And the Ferrari factory and museum?

 

[Flashback]

Ah! We’ve been there! Bought some of the extra vecchio 25 yo to bring home! Unfortunately, all gone now.

Excellent on oysters as well!

And the Ferrari factory and museum?

I bunged up my knee playing basketball yesterday and tore up my foot so depends how much walking I feel up to tomorrow! We shall see ..

 

[Steady]

Wish I could be there to take on the scallops.

Sad to say but you didn't miss anything, a very disappointing affair. While pies were submitted from far and wide for the competition, what was available was atrocious - I tried 1 x curried and 1 x mornay pie and tasted blind, I wouldn't have known they were scallop pies - 4 little tiny scallops in each. Not much on offer from the food stalls, a number didn't even have scallop dishes. Also paid for a cooking class and a wine master class - both were disappointing

They opened the fiesta apologising in the first sentence that they couldn't get any scallops due to the weather.... so no shucking competition.

We planned the weekend around the fiesta, and had a good time with everything except the fiesta

 

[Pushka]

Remember the days when such a picture was so boring?

Cairns airport today. A rare sighting. A departing plane taken from the QP.

 

[OATEK]

Surfers enjoying the right-handers off Oak Park, Bate Bay.

 

[Julesmac]

Agricola Giansanti Di Muzio, easy enough to get to from central Parma by jumping on the #11 bus from town (€1.50 each way or 2.50 if bought onboard).
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They've been talking about a resurgence of wine windows in Italy since COVID-19... Is this the milk window?
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The salting room
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The cheese bank
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I wonder how many people blurt out "Blessed are the cheesemakers"? - and im guessing not terribly amusing to the Italians!

 

[TheRealTMA]

I wonder how many people blurt out "Blessed are the cheesemakers"? - and im guessing not terribly amusing to the Italians!

Just like "What did the Romans ever do for us." I said that to an Italian friend in Italy who lived in L'Aquila and he replied "What? No nothing the Romans were bast***s"

 

[Flashback]

Graffiti and/or street art seems to be very popular in Italy. First place it really stood out for me was Verona but here's some shots from the Emilia Romagna region.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Graffito/graffiti ( an Italian word after all) has a long tradition in Italy. There's still quite a bit (faded now) of Fascist graffiti in the hills around l'Aquila and elsewhere with Mussolini National Fascist Party slogans.


"The black is and will be invincible"



"What we must conquer interests us more than what we have already conquered."


"We represent a new principle in the world."

And the lovely little village of Castelluccio di Norcia above Piano Grande is interesting

"Wall poems at Castelluccio di Norcia. www.castellucciodinorcia.eu
Perhaps this is why a bizarre custom has developed here: for more than 50 years, love confessions and blasphemies have been secretly painted with lime on the walls of the houses, a sort of traditional graffiti and street poetry.

In the course of the decades, hardly a house wall remained unaffected. However, Castelluccio in the last 10 years has become a bit more prosperous, houses were restored and unfortunately some of the traditional "love poems" have disappeared."

 

[NM]

Scoping out the next AFF team dinner venue ...

 

[NM]

And a nice view from the “office” deck this morning, enjoyed with my Full English Breakfast (no sugar, splash of milk).

the vines a budding ... it must be spring in Queensland.

 

[chelzmalee]

A very Aussie view from my office this morning. Hills hoist, cat, plant.

Meanwhile I dream of my office that involves travel once again....

 

[Daver6]

View from my actual office where some actual work has happened. WeWork Perth CBD looking east towards Optus Stadium on another PERfect winter's day.