When you are offered tongue and potatoes at a dinner party…

A pigeon on the Ponte Vecchio (old bridge, Florence), who decided I was interesting.

It’s been one of those days.

The gates of Columbia University

Podcast warning! I’ve had 3 offers to go on podcasts in the last month or so—all supposedly from well-known podcasts, offering an honorarium. They say they’ll pay before the recording: which they wire to me. See where this is going? Have you heard of anything like this?

No I’m not time-traveling—came across a cheerful parade yesterday in Florence!

I’m trying writing something new (historical romance but different)—happiness is waking up to this note from my editor: “Just started the book. Love the beginning!”

Reason to visit Florence in November: the David is all alone.

@authormsbev.bsky.social Hello you! I just joined and it’s a great omen to have you show up in my feed as opposed to other…crap. Big hug

Camera weirdness over the Arno river in Florence—the ghost of florence? Or a Time Machine moment?

Thank you, Jae!!

Only in Italy: see the types of cow listed on the labels (ie, Angus)? Not: let’s have a steak tonight, but, I feel like a Prussian steak tonight. Only a Polish cow will do!

At first I thought this was the most amazing fall leaf ever. I can’t imagine what it was designed to be.

Favorite snap from the Uffizi Gallery (Florence) today. Girl praying, plus Fido.