petipaw
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Venezia / Los Angeles. I read books.
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It’s live! Presenting the new incarnation of my site,
#ReadingVenice
. Like it says on the tin, it’s about
#Venice
and its
#books
, from classics by Henry James to stories by Daphne du Maurier & the latest non-fiction
www.readingvenice.com
4 months ago
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Dazzled by
#CityoftheMind
by
#PenelopeLively
– the psychology of course also how she writes about urban spaces. I don’t think I ever read anything so insightful about cities.
#Booksky
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about 9 hours ago
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A
#coffee
with a view at the end of yesterday’s hike up to the Refugio Menaggio above the Como Lake
2 days ago
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Time for
#pizza
!
4 days ago
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The view from the top
#hiking
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5 days ago
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#OnlyInItaly
When I reached the top of Monte Grona (1,700+ meters) I found a couple of Italians who’d hiked up with a
#moka
#coffee
pot (& a tiny portable burner)
5 days ago
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Meeting
#goats
was the highlight of today’s hike above the
#ComoLake
12 days ago
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My mom has been keeping an eye this couple of
#swans
on the
#ComoLake
for a few years and today we were delighted to meet this year’s brood! Dedicated to
@six18sfoundry.bsky.social
, Bluesky’s Hatching Monitor extraordinaire
12 days ago
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Finally reading vol. 3 of the
#CazaletChronicles
– Confusion, by
#ElizabethJaneHoward
. If only the cover didn’t perpetuate the myth of the lovely, flowery lady novelist!!! Publishers should do better, amiright
@jacquiwine.bsky.social
…
#Booksky
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16 days ago
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Time for the first
#icedcoffee
of the year!
#shakerato
#coffee
19 days ago
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#FlowerReport
20 days ago
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The latest installation by artist
#MelissaMcGill
takes over the clotheslines on Corte Nova – her own version of the city’s acqua alta…?
#Venice
#art
#contemporaryart
21 days ago
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PSA - if you fantasize about a road trip through
#Australia
, read this first.
@jasonnoiles.bsky.social
warned you.
#DouglasKennedy
#TheDeadHeart
#Booksy
22 days ago
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Smitten with the haunting yet playful works of
#LornaSimpson
on display at the Punta della Dogana (Pinault Collection) in
#Venice
.
#art
#contemporaryart
#Venezia
28 days ago
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TFW an amazing friend gives you a book called Amaze Your Friends…
@jasonnoiles.bsky.social
#Booksky
#PeterDoyle
about 1 month ago
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The latest
#sculling
adventures south of
#Venice
…
#RowingVenice
about 1 month ago
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Anyone else experiencing on and off issues with Bluesky today?
about 1 month ago
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I’m going to feel absolutely bereft when I finish vol 4 of A Dance to the Music of Time by
#AnthonyPowell
! @alisonjaye.bsky.social
@neglectedbooks.com
#ReadingVenice
#Booksky
about 1 month ago
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I had some
#chestnut
flour that needed to be used so I baked a
#castagnaccio
(traditional Tuscan chestnut
#cake
) with
#rosemary
about 1 month ago
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Somehow this
#Dickens
fan had never read
#DavidCopperfield
…
about 1 month ago
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It’s
#lilac
season!
#flowerwatch
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
petipaw
about 2 months ago
Tove Jansson (Finnish, 1914–2001), Moomin and sisters Mymble and Little My paint an
#Easter
egg
#womensart
#Moomins
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I *finally* bought a waterproof phone pouch, so you can now expect pics and videos of my
#sculling
adventures around the lagoon…
#Venice
#Venezia
#rowingvenice
about 2 months ago
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Apparently
#JosephKosuth
is a pioneer of
#ConceptualArt
but I can’t say I’m smitten with the works in this tribute exhibition at Casa dei Tre Oci in
#Venice
– the venue is spectacular though…
#Venezia
#art
about 2 months ago
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Boat
#dogs
make for delightful Venetian scenes
#Venice
#Venezia
2 months ago
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When you miss
#LosAngeles
, you can turn to
#MichaelConnelly
– he reliably details his characters’ itineraries when they drive anywhere, which I find oddly satisfying… I just finished The Overlook – not my favorite.
#Booksky
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2 months ago
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With a heavy heart, I wish Iranians friends a happy
#Nowruz
(new year)! Eid mubarak! I bought a potted
#mint
plant for a Persian friend, as I understand it’s traditional to eat fresh herbs today. Let’s all hope for
#peace
.
2 months ago
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Who knew that
#JohnleCarré
had written a
#whodunit
?
@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social
and
@maxcairnduff.bsky.social
, that’s who. They recommended
#AMurderofQuality
and I’m delighted I listened…
#Booksky
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2 months ago
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There are worse places for a
#concert
celebrating
#Petrarch
and
#Machaut
#Venice
#Venezia
#ancientmusic
2 months ago
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Great fun to be at a
#VeneziaFC
#football
game in the historic Luigi Penzo stadium with
@jasonnoiles.bsky.social
– especially for the derby against Padova!
#Venice
#Venezia
2 months ago
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Rereading Those Who Walk Away by
#PatriciaHighsmith
– a wonderfully twisted thriller set in
#Venice
.
#ReadingVenice
readingvenice.com/2026/03/17/t...
2 months ago
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Oh the enchanting grace of the bronzes in the
#Etruscan
exhibition at the Ducal Palace in
#Venice
!
2 months ago
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First signs of
#spring
2 months ago
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I’m dislike International Women’s Day, which strikes me as patronizing, but I wouldn’t mind taking a bite of these luscious
#chocolate
cakes from my local pasticceria…
#March8
2 months ago
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Recently
@causticcovercritic.bsky.social
deplored typos in a new
#book
but this is next level – the novel stops at page 712 and the final pages (713-724) are set in reverse order (ie 724, 723, 722 etc) requiring you to read backwards – for this & some typos, thank
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Reading vol 3 of
#ADancetotheMusicofTime
by
#AnthonyPowell
and watching episode 2 of the 1997 miniseries adapted from the books… Did you watch the series with your
#anthonypowelltogether
people,
@alisonjaye.bsky.social
?
3 months ago
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I’m not a fan of
#truecrime
and disliked
#InColdBlood
, but
@clairewords.bsky.social
recommended
#ThisHouseofGrief
by
#HelenGarner
so I gave it a go and – what a book! So relentlessly questioning and insightful. Such precise, unfussy writing. I’m in awe.
#Booksy
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3 months ago
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reposted by
petipaw
Anne Applebaum
3 months ago
Four years have passed since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia was supposed to win in three days. Instead, Ukraine reinvented modern warfare, built a drone industry, and can destroy a thousand Russian soldiers in a day. Ukraine can win.
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Here we go! Volume 2 of A Dance to the Music of Time by
#AnthonyPowell
…
#Booksy
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3 months ago
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In case anyone has doubts about what team I’m supporting in the men’s
#curling
final today…
@jasonnoiles.bsky.social
#Olympics
#MilanoCortina2026
#winterolympics
3 months ago
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On display at the Palazzo Diedo in
#Venice
, the
#Muranoglass
installation Omen by
#UrsFischer
evokes raindrops – I think – or maybe a meteor shower…?
#art
#contemporaryart
3 months ago
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Meanwhile, on the vaporetto…
#Venice
#Venezia
#carnival
#carnevale
3 months ago
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#TurtleDiary
by
#RussellHoban
is going to haunt me. Such an insightful novel. Thanks for the recommendation,
@grantmcgaheran.bsky.social
!
#Booksky
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3 months ago
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Sunday
#bubbleandsqueak
– perfect winter food, so comforting.
#vegetarian
#vegan
#plantbased
#cabbage
3 months ago
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A page-turner if I ever read one – Truth by the great
#PeterTemple
is another brilliant recommendation from
@jasonnoiles.bsky.social
#Booksky
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3 months ago
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reposted by
petipaw
Leah McElrath
3 months ago
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified by the IOC from competing in the Olympics after wearing to practice a memorial helmet featuring images of Ukrainians killed by Russia in its war on Ukraine. Despite being unable to compete, he has become a hero in Ukraine.
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I guess the
#squirrel
is Cortina d’Ampezzo’s spirit animal…? The adorable critter is everywhere.
#Olympics
#MilanoCortina2026
3 months ago
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It’s a lovely day in Cortina d’Ampezzo…
#Olympics
#WinterOlympics
#chocolate
#snow
#Olympics2026
#MilanCortina2026
3 months ago
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Call it a competition and you can create extraordinary drama with just a broom and a slab of stone…
#Olympics
#WinterOlympics
#curling
#MilanCortina2026
3 months ago
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Who knew a novel about artist in AIDS-devastated 1980s
#NYC
could be hilarious, wild and witty in addition to being poignant?
@jasonnoiles.bsky.social
that’s who.
#PlaysWellWithOthers
by
#AllanGurganus
is truly brilliant.
3 months ago
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If you’re interested in the
#history
of
#publictransportation
, check out Alessandro Rizzardini’s book Dal remo al vapore, which focuses on
#Venice
and its famous vaporetti.
#ReadingVenice
#Venezia
readingvenice.com/2026/02/01/d...
4 months ago
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