Boeck in Italy

02/12/2023

Well its raining on and off during this Christmas and Antique Market weekend here in Arezzo and so I though I'd get some grading done get this Christmas card out to all. I celebrate this holiday which fills me with joy and wonderment. To all of you who celebrate the other holidays that happen during December I wish you the best celebration and I pray that these holidays bring us peace and joy and comfort and hope and that through these celebrations we can bring the world together to look for ways to heal rather than destroy and separate.

01/01/2023

One thing I've determined is also any picture ai posted olin Facebook with my old phone that died I also do not have those photos including the Zambia trip with the ARTitude page and the first trip to Istanbul for both David BOECK and BOECK in Italy pages. Not sure how that works on your side when you see and comment. I my side all those interactions aren't there

29/12/2022

Anybody have a photo of me with my backpack!? I am so selfies but all from the front!

29/12/2022

Trying to think positively! My golf shoes are in the carry on bag with me! That doesn't help! AUGHHHHHH!

29/12/2022

That Tenant's Super didn't help! I still feel as bad as one can feel about this backpack disappearance! I have never liked the Arezzo train station and now I really hate it!

29/12/2022

When your back pack with your life's history has disappeared and you contemplate the meaning of life, a Tenant's Super helps

29/12/2022

Well I've replaced the plugs and cords to charge my phone. That's the easy stuff. Still haven't even started considering how or if I can replace all the data on the C drive and external hard drive. When I think of all the folders on my desk top I want to cry. Since I backed stuff up to the E drive which is also gone all I can do is say that I should have had another back up and shrug. I didn't, that's all there is to it!

29/12/2022

Now in Florence Airport with just my travel bag. Report filed at Florence train station. Not sure if that will doing any good. My friend Umit suggested it since the same thing happened to her cousin had his stolen and they actually recovered his! So we'll see and pray! Dear God this is just incomprehendable

29/12/2022

Oh and it had all the presents I bought to give to friends and family in it! I'm just sick! Not sure I'll ever be able to figure out what happened and how it happened! That backpack was sitting right next to me!

29/12/2022

Need your prayers obviously! Thanks!

29/12/2022

I just had the most disastrous thing happen! Sitting in front of the station reading and posting and someone walked off with my backpack! Don't know how since it was sitting right next to me. It had my digital life- laptop and external hard drive with my whole life and all my photographs on them! I'm sick! I've got to make this train to make my flights and there is no one around! I've second guessed myself and walked back since it was heavy enough I had to change hands but I know it was sitting right here! God help me figure this out. Fortunately all the important things were in my new man purse!

29/12/2022

I'm sitting in a railway station got a ticket for my destination, which in this case is Florence! It's foggy just like yesterday morning. I didn't even bother to take more shots towards the Duomo which couldn't be seen anyway. I was really hope the kabab place would be open like last time to get something to eat but it isn't so I won't. Guess I'll get something at the airport. See all my Norman friends in about 22 hours?

28/12/2022

Got my planes and trains all lined up so decided to go out. Found out about a custom leather shop and went and got a man purse and some shoes! Custom made shoes to actually fit my feet! Can't wait! He also does boots! Just need to get him some pics of style. Also found the artist that has his work up in Caffe Museo!

28/12/2022

Believe it or not there is a church on the top of that hill and hills off in the distance! Maybe these last 9 weeks were just a dream!

28/12/2022

For you followers here are a few of my favorite pics well actually it's a video of the Pizza Grande. With lights on all the surfaces and like my trip obviously done and coming down. So the glorious lighting is all that's left!

28/12/2022

I especially want to thank my faithful followers Sue, Suzanne, and Susan for their viewing and comments along the way. There have been many others but these 3 have been with me every day and for that support I thank you guys and just love you for it!

28/12/2022

It's visually poetic that today of all days the Duomo chooses not to reveal itself to me! It's like it's telling me to move on! I've photographed it every morning I was here and it blessed me with a multitude of moods and images and today.....

28/12/2022

Yep this song says it all

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28/12/2022

This is how it looks and how I feel! Foggy! t- one day and counting. By this time tomorrow I'll be on the train to Florence. Dopiapizza was actually open for lunch yesterday so had to stop in. The kids voted it best pizza. It was good! Big! Got the Margarita with ham. You can see it's covered in ham!

27/12/2022

Christmas dinner with Umit, Clive, her cousin and his wife and a friend! Great time and great food! I so enjoyed the week.

27/12/2022

What's on my mind? Flights back to Norman. Flight to Chicago. Flight back to Norman. Then just sit.

26/12/2022

It's Monday afternoon. On the train back to Arezzo. Thinking about last 3 days here in Italy. They're going to fly by fast for sure

24/12/2022

Didn't post yesterday afternoons call to prayer so here it is! As you can tell these mean a lot. Helps me keep the notion of prayer in the front of my thoughts

24/12/2022

Merry Christmas Eve Day! Here's the call to prayer at 6:45 am this morning!

23/12/2022

Afternoon prayer! Got the whole thing! Enjoy!

23/12/2022

Looking back on the Arezzo Christmas Market and how beautiful and fun it is!

23/12/2022

It's Friday! Tomorrow is Nathans birthday! And Christmas Eve and the big Christmas Party at Semas! Then Christmas Day going to Haga Sofia! Then going to Arezzo Monday morning! This has been a quick trip!

23/12/2022

We went out to eat kebabs last night and I found a friend!

21/12/2022

Next, the pets of Istanbul!

21/12/2022

Zambia has the Wheelbarrowers. Istanbul has the recyclers