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Book three: Sunnyside Booty-Boom
entrance to Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion and beach club Lidia and Shelton took a breezy cab ride along Lakeshore Boulevard to Sunnyside, a...
Loretta Gatto-White
Jun 8, 20236 min read


Spring in Corfu
excerpt: Long Way Home, book 3 Chapter Two Winter in Corfu, the Emerald Isle of Greece, the second largest Greek island next to Crete, is...
Loretta Gatto-White
Jun 7, 20234 min read


Festa della Rificolona
Chapter Seven Autumn time out in Tuscany The crowd, their decorated paper lanterns bobbing on long sticks, accompanied by marching bands...
Loretta Gatto-White
Jun 3, 20233 min read


Women Renaissance Artists?? Are Old Masters!!
Shocking notion, I know! During my four years in an Honors Visual Arts degree program was there any acknowledgement of the works of...
Loretta Gatto-White
Apr 13, 202312 min read


Tarot tells a Tale in Book Three, Long Way Home
"Voula sighed wearily, sat on the couch, and reached for her tarot deck, Well I guess it’s just you and me now, and you better start...
Loretta Gatto-White
Apr 7, 20232 min read


The Orsanmichele, and 'Doubting Thomas', Florence
Of all the renowned statues in Florence, especially those of the High Renaissance, by famed artists we all know, like Leonardo,...
Loretta Gatto-White
Apr 4, 20232 min read


Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy, Florence
I finally got to re-visit the beautiful city of Firenze/Florence in Tuscany last October. It is a place that has intrigued and inspired...
Loretta Gatto-White
Apr 4, 20233 min read
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