Grace and I made a decision after our second visit to Italy. We wanted to pick one place and go there, perhaps using it as a base for short excursions. A central location in a lively neighborhood was important to us. We wanted to belong. That choice being made, I continue our tradition. I am sitting here at close to 3:00 AM writing down more thoughts. We chose well, correctly, happily and we feel loved and accepted. We do belong.
Things go bump in the night and echo upward and outward. I am in a huge sound chamber. Soft murmurings can be heard at all moments, loud strident ones start quickly and end just the same, quickly. The soft words of two young people at two in the morning are the norm, not something to roll, toss and complain about. This is the city, where new beginnings start at all hours. tonight has been a busy one. No loud , drunken shouts. Just the quiet almost peaceful speeches of eternal devotion that love is voiced in. That devotion has been frequent this evening...three young couples have headed past my dark listening post. Headed who knows where, but happily.
We came, we loved, we chose perfectly. For the city, for the setting, for these moment...softly in the night. We came for the people. God, did get lucky!
This is my on line "Collector's Cabinet". It is non-profit and haphazard at best. I leave it to you to sort through and make sense of.The views are mine. The collection reflects some of my interests. But the material must be credited to the vast internet. Otherwise, I never would have been able to amass such a treasure trove. The purpose of this exercise is entertainment, naturally mine, but even more so yours. So, please let me know if anything strikes a chord with you.
There is a God.
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