where do i start! we arrived last week, no painting at Florence B., our luggage lost in Paris or Rome, all my email contacts, clothes, meds, etc. in our luggage! HP computer seems to be having a hard time in the internet cafe we found. . you can image how stressed i have been. fred has been very grounded and keeping me positive through it all. one night i sat on the steps of the cathedral and cried and cried! (Note: Fred is Kim’s husband)

good news, painting showed up Friday morning and we had it up just hours before the show opened and the opening ceremony started. finally we able to go to the Florence airport Sunday to get our long lost luggage. Mama mia! It’s been SO stressful. so now i can relax a bit, everything o.k. need to build up energy to get creative with the camera. have taken lots of photos of the Biennale show, trying to get in the mindset of what will be a good presentation for when i get back., meeting artists, etc. over 78 countries represented this year. we meet a wonderful artist from Norway and a couple from Canada.

he good news is the Chianti (!), really quite enjoyable and the prices of food not bad at all. the people are very friendly and so many people speak English. already have a few priceless photos with stories behind them.

the apartment is across the Duamo Cathedral. wow, tomorrow is the holiday of the birth of the virgin Mary, SO many people are out tonight and the bells in all the churches are going wild.

Ciao, Kim