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Ramblings of a retiree in France
Day: March 20, 2021
The Musette: Artichokes
I can imagine, that if you didn’t grow up eating globe artichokes, and if you were encountering them for the first time, they might seem a little intimidating! The artichoke is actually the bud of a thistle – a flower. The leaves cover a… Continue Reading “The Musette: Artichokes”
Sculpture Saturday #50
Today’s sculpture is on the Paseo de Palma (Mallorca), in the Huerta del Rey, it is dedicated to the Balearic slinger (“Es Forner”). It was cast in bronze in 1898, by the Mallorcan sculptor Lorenzo Rosselló (1867 – 1901), in the Codina Hermanos workshop… Continue Reading “Sculpture Saturday #50”
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