Monthly Archives: September 2014

Casanova–The Mosaic

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Want to be part of an art exhibit that will grow and grow? That honors the famous Venetian Giacomo Casanova with new interpretations? Take the boat over to Giudecca and visit Carrion Gallery, creation of Manuel Carrion. Last March he … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova–Rio Tera Barba Frutariol

Posted on September 24, 2014 by

Casanova may be known as the great lover, but doesn’t everyone have to start somewhere? There was once a time when he didn’t even know how to walk arm in arm with a woman, when he tickled her armpit by … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Blogosphere!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by

Thank you, Joanne, yet another blogger who has reviewed my work. I saw this a while ago but didn’t think to repost it until I came across it again today. http://pickledthoughtsandpinot.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/seductive-venice-in-casanovas-footsteps-kathleen-ann-gonzalez/ Seductive Venice offers 7 walks around the city to … Continue reading →

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Was Giudecca Named for the Jews?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by

I recently read Christopher Moore’s new book The Serpent of Venice, which is an unholy marriage between Shakespeare’s Othello and Merchant of Venice, with some of Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” thrown in. (In other words, a little slice of heaven … Continue reading →

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