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Feeling Groovy
Do you want to feel groovy? Then take the advice of Simon and Garfunkel and “Slow down, you move too fast, you got to make the morning last.” In the age of consumption where we’re all hyped up to consume … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Drawings & Paintings
Tagged Archive.org, Pierre Sansot, Rebecca Solnit, Simon and Garfunkel, slowness, walking
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Villa Albani
Situated in between via Salaria and viale Regina Margherita is Villa Albani. It’s not visible from these streets save for a brief flash from Regina Margherita. Villa Albani was built in the 1700s and was the home for many prestigious … Continue reading
Above all, respect yourself.
Morning walks give me a chance to interrelate with my neighbourhood. And, as many urban walkers will agree, cars (and their drivers) are a nuisance. They make noise, pollute the air, and are arrogant in terms of space appropriation. Like … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Rome/Italy
Tagged Favism, Parco Nemorense, Pythagoras, walking
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Villa Ada or Virginia Woolf?
entrance to Villa Ada on the Salaria Now, where the ancient city of Antemnae once stood, is the lush and large Roman park known as Villa Ada. In 1872, Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoia bought the land and, for a … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Rome/Italy
Tagged Dodie Smith, Villa Ada, Virginia Woolf, walking
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Walking with Thoreau
Years ago, Lydia Jackson and I were pen pals and enjoyed sharing secrets. She confided that she’d met Ralph Waldo Emerson at a social gathering held after one of his lectures and, BOOM, immediately got stars in her eyes. A … Continue reading
