Dear Art-loving friend,
Tuesday the 16th
was my last night in central Firenze with friends . . . for a little while in
any event. We all met in Santo Spirito
and took up a large room in the back of Cabiria, enjoying warmth, friendship,
jokes, photo taking, and aperitivo.
Slowly our party lessened as
the hour got later. People drifted one
way or another, lingering outside the bar in front of the Basilica di Santo
Spirito. This year children’s art was
projected up onto the distinctively shaped but plain façade. I was hoping to get a shot of the airplane
one that I saw as I first arrived, but my friends assured me that the show
continued for over 20 minutes and thus we moved on. Peccato!
At least I was able to
convince them to take a small detour to see Via Romana decorated with bicycles
and wheels. And thus the walk home began,
losing a friend here and there as the turn-off to various homes appeared along
the path. One advantage to living
further out than most of my friends is seeing them off, and then walking alone
at night in this lovely town. The
skating rink was the last image that I took, but sadly it was closed at this
hour. I had wanted to try it out before
I left Firenze this year, but it was not to happen.
During my recent return to
Caprese Michelangelo, I got a new idea from a dear friend about how to renew my
permesso di soggiorno (permission to
stay). That lead to a bit of “last
minute” running around [including being flustered by a post office strike,
short office hours meaning a lost day, and the next day being told to go elsewhere
when it was not exactly true]. However,
hard-headedness and curbing my growing temper helped me be introduced to a
woman in the Immigration Office who explained much of the Italian law to me and
tell me a variety of options that I could pursue.
At this time, all of my options mean first
returning to the USA and applying for a new visa. So, I am sticking to the plan for the
moment: 90 days outside of Schengen
Territory (most of Europe), up to 90 days back into Italy, and then I go back
Stateside. I am safe in Croatia now and I have a lot to accomplish
and figure out before then!
And in case you missed my
recent art newsletter about Carrara and BLIND stone carvers, please click here:
Thank you.
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Kelly
~ Kelly Borsheim, sculptor,
painter, writer, teacher
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