Category Archives: Life is good

Un dolce pomeriggio con il ragazzo dei cavi

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mvaden1948

Yes, that does say “a sweet afternoon with the cable guy”. And for a certain percentage of you (you know who you are) it’s not what you think. And the pictures are only for entertainment and have nothing to do … Continue reading →

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Trattoria da Jonny

Posted on March 31, 2017 by mvaden1948

Last evening, March 30, I had promised Max a back calle tour of my old Castello neighborhood on the way to dinner. We met at our usual Zattere vaporetto stop, walked through to Accademia and caught the No. 1 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, City of My Dreams, Farewells, food, fotografia, friends, Home, House cleaning, Italian Lesson, learning Italian, Life is good, me, Memories, Moon, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Il mio buon amico

Posted on March 27, 2017 by mvaden1948

Yes, another friend arrived in Venice on Saturday. My friend Max (aka Yosemite Sam) from my Italian class in Seattle is here for a week and we have lots of tentative plans. He rented an apartment about a kilometer from … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, Cappuccino, Cats, Cicchetti, City of My Dreams, Farewells, flowers, fotografia, friends, Giudecca, Life is good, me, Photography, San Giorgio Maggiore, Travel, Venezia, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Chance Encounters.

Posted on March 13, 2017 by mvaden1948

First I will share “la luna piena” the full moon out my window Saturday evening. I looked out my bedroom window and this is what I saw: Just a glow behind that architectural feature at the Hilton. Oh, wait….let me … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful Day, Bridges, Cappuccino, Cats, Church bells, City of My Dreams, Cruise, dogs, fotografia, friends, Gardens, Italian Lesson, Laundry, Life is good, Memories, Moon, Photography, Rowing, Travel, Venezia, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Brave!

Posted on March 13, 2017 by mvaden1948

Yes, I was brave! I did it! I found my courage and ignored my feet (the neuropathy issue) and took the Hilton Shuttle (which is a fairly short walk from my apartment) to San Marco Giardinetti. The most daunting part … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful Day, Birds, Bridges, Cancer, Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, City of My Dreams, Cruise, Diavolo, flowers, fotografia, Giudecca, Life is good, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

La cena con la mia amica

Posted on March 11, 2017 by mvaden1948

Friday evening a long anticipated meeting took place. Since 2012 when I first blogged from Venice a woman from Latvia has been following my blog. We have also been emailing and discovered a love for Venice, photography, a similar interest … Continue reading →

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La Domenica

Posted on March 5, 2017 by mvaden1948

The above photo was taken in case there is any doubt as to where we are (maybe that should be where I am? or where am I?) Here is the entire picture taken from in front of the Molino Stucky … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging gracefully, Beautiful Day, Bridges, Cancer, Cappuccino, Chemo, Chocolate, City of My Dreams, Coffee, fotografia, Giudecca, Italian Lesson, Life is good, me, Photography, Travel, Venezia, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Venerdi Mercato

Posted on March 4, 2017 by mvaden1948

This morning dawned beautiful again. No, I’m not complaining. But I didn’t have any internet and it was too early to call Daniela. So I waited and then remembered that I had invested in a data SIM that has 12 … Continue reading →

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Il Pranzo

Posted on March 3, 2017 by mvaden1948

This morning dawned another lovely day if somewhat hazy. I was meeting my friend Karen for lunch. At 11:15 I was out my door, down the hall to the elevator and out the door which is in the back of … Continue reading →

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I Tulipani

Posted on April 28, 2016 by mvaden1948

Last Saturday after my “shearing” I went to the nearby market for milk. It is a small market with an interesting selection of items but because it is not part of one of the chains it is very expensive…at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful Day, Cancer, Cats, Chemo, City of My Dreams, Diavolo, flowers, fotografia, friends, Hair, Home, Life is good, me, Photography, Spring, Venezia, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments