La Contessa
Up close & personal
"La Contessa has collected most of her life. She would hunt with her Mother at a very young age for the rusted and unusual. She had the good fortune to travel the world before the Italian husband appeared. After marriage and two beautiful sons were born they had the opportunity to live outside FLORENCE. ITALY.
FLORENCE got under the skin of the Contessa, because she adored the antiquity and charm of the ancient city. Honestly, there were not enough hours in the day to explore and take it all in! When the time came to go back to the United States the Contessa arrived at the airport after all her belongings had been shipped with 18 pieces of luggage, two dogs, two cats and two sons!! To this day Italian music and European like people influence the music, moods and the moves she takes. And her home and shop reflect that".
(Sorry for the poor quality but you get the picture :)
During the tour she showed me her husband's office which was lined with these gorgeous photos... all framed exactly the same. Over the years she has surprised him with one every Father's Day. I was so taken with them that I asked if I could take pictures and she obliged. You know that question that gets posed every so often... If there was a fire and you could grab only a few items what would you grab?
Tomorrow... La Contessa's Tuscan Villa!
FLORENCE got under the skin of the Contessa, because she adored the antiquity and charm of the ancient city. Honestly, there were not enough hours in the day to explore and take it all in! When the time came to go back to the United States the Contessa arrived at the airport after all her belongings had been shipped with 18 pieces of luggage, two dogs, two cats and two sons!! To this day Italian music and European like people influence the music, moods and the moves she takes. And her home and shop reflect that".
During the tour she showed me her husband's office which was lined with these gorgeous photos... all framed exactly the same. Over the years she has surprised him with one every Father's Day. I was so taken with them that I asked if I could take pictures and she obliged. You know that question that gets posed every so often... If there was a fire and you could grab only a few items what would you grab?
Tomorrow... La Contessa's Tuscan Villa!
Comments
Karena
Art by Karena
Wonderful post, Therese!
Hugs,
Anne
XO
Catherine
Thanks for posting -- Your photos are wonderful and you always seem to do a really good post on human interest stories about the charming people you encounter in your daily journeys. Such a life you have there.
Joanny
I lived in Florence for a few years and, no matter how long I've been gone, it always feels like home. :)
What an amazing idea. And a fabulous record of the years gone by.
Wish I'd thought about it!!!
Lovely!
xx P&H