Good Monday,
I must say that we've been through a hell of a week.
Sometimes, I guess, you have to yield to what invests
you and wait until the storm pass, but not in a passive way!
In my native town, in the old quarters, there's a square where
a battle took place and there's a building with a door with a
tablet on top of it that says :«Frangar non flectar»
(I break but I don't yield).
you and wait until the storm pass, but not in a passive way!
In my native town, in the old quarters, there's a square where
a battle took place and there's a building with a door with a
tablet on top of it that says :«Frangar non flectar»
(I break but I don't yield).
That's a say used by the Genovese people during the battle
against Pisa (one of the four Sea Republics in Medieval and
Renaissance times in Italy) meaning that the Genovese have
rather died than been besieged by the Pisans. I don't know
why I'm telling this story here but I feel like to start the week
with this story.
against Pisa (one of the four Sea Republics in Medieval and
Renaissance times in Italy) meaning that the Genovese have
rather died than been besieged by the Pisans. I don't know
why I'm telling this story here but I feel like to start the week
with this story.
photo 3: my dad (first on the left) in 1941
photo 5: my mum (the girl with the bow)
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
20 comments:
dear, sounds like you had to fight a battle. Wishing this week to be a peaceful one x
Fanja, :D you are not too far from it!
Força! I hope this week will be better, beijinhos:)
That sounds like an awful week. Sending you a little sunshine from Barcelona to go along with your positive attitude.
I am so sorry to hear it was such a horrible week you had. I really hope there to be no more like this for you again. Sending lots of love.x
Thank you Catarina, Trula and Fliss xxx
I have always considered myself half Milanese half Ligurian because I have spent all my weekends there until I was 26...and my grandmother still lives there.
This week must be better, and it will be.
Wish I could have written that I know how you feel, but that ever seems like an easy way out. Battles, on the other hand. Battles, I know. And so, I know it's hard and sometimes impossible to avoid (and 'sometimes' can be every minute of every day).
Your wisdom will pull you through, and you will be ok, again. I find the 'Frangar non flectar' very appealing, we should all be carrying a small sign with those words. Your words also made me think of Nietzsche and the quote from 'Zarathustra': 'One must still have chaos in oneself, to give birth to a dancing star.'
I see you dancing, like noone else I know.
Love,
Lilli
oh dear, I hope it's over now and you can enjoy the pretty things in life... I'm sending you a big bug hug and tons of good wishes* take care*
uh oh...I hope this week is much, much better for you!
I love that photo of the men and the bicycles.
Oui j'espère que cette semaine sera meilleure,
des bises Alessandra !
Blue china studio, thanks...that photo was taken a year after the II world war started, my dad was a partisan.
Merci Severine x
Ana, thank you...write to you soon <3
Lilli, thank you... I know you are a dancer too!
Thank you Bobbi x
Oh dear! Well I hope this coming week doesn't bring you to battle metaphors! The pictures are lovely.
Corragio Alessandra... wise words you once told me in my own troubled times. And you know what? I remember and appreciated it - your timing was perfect. So hold tight my dear, it will pass. Will be thinking of you...
I am glad you told the story of the Genovese because it confirms how strong and resilient Italians are. More stories, anytime. baci-baci
:-) Wish you a better week!
Beautiful photos Alessandra! I love old photos :) Sorry to hear you've had some hard times - I hope everything's turned out okay? Kx
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