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mental mosaic: pick up your pieces; make something pretty!

mental mosaic: pick up your pieces; make something pretty!

http://www.mentalmosaic.com

An American woman living in Naples, Italy shares photos & writes about her impressions of the culture & her experiences learning the language and discovering the rich history of Italy. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, mentalmosaic has an emphasis on observing the world around her with a keen eye for detail & humor.

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  • NaNo NaBlo Wipe out!

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 12:14

    Well, I crashed and burned on both NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo this year, but I am still glad to have dabbled in both. Because of the NaNo efforts, I met a local writer, and connected with a local writing group. Because of the NaBlo I discovered some re...

  • Big Grandma is Watching You!

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 18:54

    I saw this atop a cab in Ft. Worth. I wonder if there are any other Grandma signs around town? Maybe, at the entrance to the hospital, there’s a reminder to have clean underpants on before you check in. I actually don’t mind when guys&#...

  • Bon jour, y’all!

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 17:58

    “Bon jour, y’all!” is how the server at the local French restaurant greeted us. This collage of phrases was melded together with a heavy Texan drawl and seemed utterly natural coming from him. Now that I think about it, it really s...

  • Monet, the Fishing Spider

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 05:29

    When it comes to spiders, I experience equal parts fascination and freak-out. So when I realized the one in the photo above was mere inches from me as I sat by the backyard pond, I had mixed feelings. I’m new to Texas, and don’t quite kn...

  • Raindrop Halos

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 17:17

    The rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plain, but in Texas it just bitch slaps you wherever you may be. Texan rain resembles the tempests you see in movies about Seattle: sheet after sheet of pounding, morbidly obese raindrops, with thunder and li...

  • Expired Inspiration

    Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 05:43

    It’s late, I’m tired, and not too inspired. The opposite of inspiration is expiration, and while I’m not yet ready to expire, I am more than ready for bed. Despite this, I want to post something for NaBloPoMo; so enjoy this photo o...

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