brunch

• pig and butter
• the wren
• Post

things to do

• turn table lab

• January
  • Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser
  • How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan
  • The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Shwab
  • Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi
• February:
  • The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  • Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • S. by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams
  • The Odyssey trans. by Emily Wilson
• March:
  • Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
  • Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend
  • Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley
  • The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

info

• 7 days
• highs: 50s–60s
• lows: 50s, high 40s
• rain: 1–2 days per week
• probably cloudy most days

things to do in Florence

• Market
• Bargello
• Uffizi
• Palazzo Vecchio
• Santa Maria Novella
• Duomo + baptistry
• Palazzo Pitti + Boboli Gardens

things to do in Rome

• Pantheon
• Vatican
• Colosseum
• Ostia Antica?

• ! Shore by Fleet Foxes
• ! Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins
• ! Building Nothing Out of Something by Modest Mouse
• ! Chloë and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty
• ! The Slow Rush by Tame Impala
• Acoustic at the Ryman by Band of Horses
• ! Shallow Grave by The Tallest Man on Earth
• Drunk by Thundercat
• Inside Problems by Andrew Bird
• ! Bon Iver by Bon Iver
• Waking on a Pretty Daze by Kurt Vile
• Pareidolia Catalog by Homeshake or Fresh Air by Homeshake
• Somewhere in Chicago by Strand of Oaks
• I Lied by Lord Huron
• Bloom by Beach House
• ! Elephant by The White Stripes
• ! xx by XX
• MGMT by MGMT

ideas

• toro y moi

• senza formaggio = no cheese
• intollerante al lattosio = lactose intolerant
• allergico = allergic (male)

Florence

• Papardelle al cinghiale (with boar ragu)
• Tagliatelle funghi porcini e tartufo
• Ribollita and pappa al pomodoro (soup with beans, bread, vegetables)
• Schiacciata (focaccia/pizza)
• Cantuccini with vin santo (biscotti dipped in wine)
• Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Tbone)
• Peposo alla fiorentina (red meat stew with lots of peppercorn)
• Baccalà alla fiorentina (salted fish with tomatoes and bread)
• All’in zimino (meat, fish, or beans simmered in herbs)

• The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
• The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
• How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind by Pema Chödrön
• Rabi'a: From Narrative to Myth by Rkia Elaroui Cornell
• Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Middlemarch by George Eliot
• Killer Content by Olivia Blacke
• Islam Explained: A Short Introduction to History, Teachings, and Culture by Ahmad Rashid Salim
• Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Florence

• mid 50s – mid 60s
• lows in 40s

Rome

• high 50s – mid 60s
• lows in low 50s

to wear | to buy

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• clothes
  • long sleeves
    • aday white button down
    • aday green button down
    • aday navy long sleeve
    • aday white long sleeve
    • gray turtleneck
  • sweaters

named for Gordon Ramsay and Ramesses II

• Ram
• Rams
• Ramby
• Rammy
• Chicken
• Mr. Cat
• Kitten
• Tuna Face
• Ramazon Prime
• Ramzan

i can't put it into words or fully understand why, but i find my mind returning to them and i find myself feeling them

• Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
• Pulaski at Night by Andrew Bird
• babbling brook sounds
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• The New Pope season 1
• Bratislava, Hungary
• cacio e pepe and riesling in Brno
• Late Spring by Yasujirō Ozu
• being underwater
• Fleabag
• mountains

inspired by x

• alcoholic drink : aviation
• ancient civilization : Minoan
• animal : black cat
• artist : Sandro Botticelli
• beach : Pseira
• cheese : chevre
• chocolate : milk
• classical song : Moonlight Sonata
• coffee : iced french vanilla latte
• color : emerald
• dessert : chocolate pot de crème
• element : water
• flower : peony
• food : macaroni and cheese
• fruit : pear
• gemstone : emerald or ruby
• gelato : stracciatella
• Greek food : tiropita
• holiday : Christmas Eve
• ice cream : cookies n cream