A Community of Saints

  Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima),  Polyptych,  C. 1486-88,  Tempera on panel. Parish Church of St. Bartolomeo, Olera (Bergamo), Italy Behold this nine-panelled polyptych with the Virgin and Child taking the top panel, presiding over...

The Sporting Spirit

Roman mosaic of two bikini-clad woman playing ball (close up) I love mosaics. Just look at this one from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  The villa can be traced back to 320-350 A.D, so we’re talking 4th Century, A.D. The villa...

The Sea, the Sea, Let’s All Go to the Sea.

Claude Monet, Sea Study, 1881, oil on canvas Claude Monet, Waves Breaking, 1881, oil on canvas Claude Monet, Rough Sea, 1881, oil on canvas I started early, took my dog And visited the sea The mermaids in the basement Came out to look at me By the Sea by Emily...

A New Decade Awaits Us

Families are made up of many important ingredients, with love being the only ingredient that matters.” Eva Wong Nava The NAVA family began this decade with the entire family getting together to celebrate many things. The philosopher-princess is now a science...

Summer Lovin’ Had Me Some Books

It’s July and a long while since my last post; I skipped an entire month. This reminds me of how time has flown and how occupied I’ve been the whole month of June. I’m writing from Italy this time where I’m back for the summer visiting friends and family.  This...