tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post1764942642327489519..comments2024-03-20T06:04:22.978-04:00Comments on The Venice Experience: A Secret Garden in Venicekarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387141835879842596noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-32367962844701948092013-06-03T15:27:04.391-04:002013-06-03T15:27:04.391-04:00Grazie, Dianne! You are so right about the lack o...Grazie, Dianne! You are so right about the lack of outdoor space when you live in Europe. And we know just how lucky we are to have some!!<br /><br />Yvonne has sent me a wonderful contact for terracotta plaques here in Venice, I'm sure I'll be able to find a lion or two. I'm kicking myself that I left lots of them with my sister when I left the US from my garden there. It's just too darned expensive to ship things here, otherwise I'd ask her to send them all back to me. Nothing wrong with a few authentic Venetian ones, though!!<br />karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387141835879842596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-18448797479426901832013-06-03T15:23:44.592-04:002013-06-03T15:23:44.592-04:00What luck to have a private, secret garden and at ...What luck to have a private, secret garden and at the same time be in the most marvelous Italian city. One thing we Americans generally miss when we live abroad is private outdoor space -- not just a terrace but some kind of yard, a word that drives my springer spaniel Darcie crazy (she also goes crazy over the word lanai). I like the idea of the lion heads.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249874735043959774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-58202227055204936002013-06-02T14:44:30.506-04:002013-06-02T14:44:30.506-04:00Ciao, Rob! Thanks! It's massive amounts of wo...Ciao, Rob! Thanks! It's massive amounts of work, not sure if we'll get everything done we have planned, but we'll make a valiant effort. Really looking forward to harvesting our own crops! <br /><br />How are you and Natalie? Any plans for a next visit?? <br /><br />Kkarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387141835879842596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-86001139222663666442013-06-01T16:34:04.316-04:002013-06-01T16:34:04.316-04:00Hi Karen & Mike,
Looks like you're doing a...Hi Karen & Mike,<br />Looks like you're doing a great job there!<br /><br />RobRob Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737852771345116009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-74096951280025518302013-05-31T14:48:58.294-04:002013-05-31T14:48:58.294-04:00Grazie, Yvonne. I will check Giovanni out, I am so...Grazie, Yvonne. I will check Giovanni out, I am so itching for a lion on our wall - or three!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387141835879842596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-65299439318634837642013-05-31T05:54:45.469-04:002013-05-31T05:54:45.469-04:00I can only sit here and admire your hard work! Goo...I can only sit here and admire your hard work! Good for you, you'll have such pride in that garden. I guess zucchini loaf will freeze nicely. :-)<br /><br />For lion plaques, try Giovanni Vio, a truly Venetian artist/artisan. He has shops in San Polo and Cannaregio, and his studio is on the Lido. http://www.vioartfactory.com/<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-60900380446314982032013-05-30T10:55:12.757-04:002013-05-30T10:55:12.757-04:00This post was with you in mind, Susie! The garden...This post was with you in mind, Susie! The garden is an immense project, but in the end I'll be glad we tackled it. Yesterday I came upstairs after 2 hours so exhausted, and later on my shoulders were killing me. We are so blessed to have such incredible space!! Too bad you won't be back until winter and won't be able to do dinner on the terrazza with us then, but please put me on your calendar for something at Ca'Henderson!! And yes, I will add garden updates. I'm already on the lookout for some lion plaques. I want a wall like the one at Torcello!!!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387141835879842596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-42620689136812817632013-05-30T10:51:06.784-04:002013-05-30T10:51:06.784-04:00That is my dream life, not only living in Venice, ...That is my dream life, not only living in Venice, but having an overgrown garden to rediscover. I'm looking forward to your progress reports. Äitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387840224790616700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956489623554999361.post-5843467205576697302013-05-30T10:48:07.385-04:002013-05-30T10:48:07.385-04:00Yay, a garden update! What a beautiful spot, I lov...Yay, a garden update! What a beautiful spot, I love the trough. I am looking forward to future updates.Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.com