Antiques, Art, And The Beauty Of Umbria

  Every time we trip over here to Umbria, we try to make certain that we visit one of the several antique markets that pop up around the area. These markets can be a lot of fun for us now, as we collect this and that for our apartment here, lovingly dubbed.... 'The Nut'.

  Before, we would see something that we would fall in love with, but had nowhere to keep it here, and it's such a hassle to get something home on the plane. So now we have started acquiring 'stuff' here, as we try to get rid of 'stuff' back in California. Geez. 

  Luckily, 'The Nut' is a small place, so we can't really do too much harm...

  For instance, these wonderful bikes and motor bikes are pretty much out of the question:

Really fun to look at, though!

15 euro? Hmmmmm...

Tempting, tempting...One for me, one for him...

An interesting group here.

  I always love looking at the tables and tables and tables of old tools. Some of the guys, always guys... take loving care of these beauties. They are cleaned and waxed. Others are just dumped into a cardboard box on the ground.

  

  

You'll never know what you'll find, that's for sure.

Johnny would love these in his studio!

I, of course, loved these!
These guys are everywhere...

I always enjoy old light fixtures and lamps.

  This particular market goes on forever, and midway through, there are some ruins that Johnny always enjoys visiting. A small break from the 'stuff' is always good.

  We did score big on this visit. We found a beautiful old oval mirror in a walnut frame that will work perfectly here at The Nut. We have been looking for a small scale full length mirror, and we now have one. Beveled glass, and all! It's really heavy, though, so for now we are 'leaning it'...

A good day at the market.
It will be hung eventually.

  After spending the morning at the market, we decided to stop into Trevi, a gorgeous hill town located on the way back home.

  We've stopped here a few times before, and love it. On this day, the clouds wanted to rain, but really didn't. It was perfect for this high drama shot....

The stunning Trevi, in all her glory.

 We had to stop into the church, "Madonna delle Lagrime" to see this fresco by one of the local art stars, Perugino. It's a real beauty...

"Adoration of the Magi"

  After a sweep through Trevi, we headed home and the late afternoon light was just amazing. I almost was hit by at least two cars trying to get these landscape shots, below.

  I think it was well worth it! Umbria at her finest....

  That's it for now. I'll try to post more soon, as we are getting ready to head back home...boo hoo.