A favorite perch at the edge of the world for a California Negroni with a view {more glimpses in stories}
Wild capers + telegrams, the color palette of Isola di Pianosa, where time seems to stand still #isoladelsilenzio
In memory of a dear friend, who envisioned a special place that would lure us back for 12 years (and counting) … and would expand a circle of likeminded humans along the way (in order of appearance) @anythingtuscan @raffaellacova @emikodavie
A favorite morning path, passing below the piazza wall, eavesdropping on locals under the tree bantering about the weather, politics … and lunch, of course … while a familiar soundtrack of espresso making and spoon/saucer stacking is wa
It’s election day in Italy … in Europe actually 🗳️🕊️
13th century art never looked so contemporary ✨ My ideal Rome itinerary is always a mix of revisiting longtime cherished places and discovering new treasures … finally seeing Pietro Cavallini’s fresco cycle, long hidden due to renovation
Sneak peek of a fun collaboration with a favorite client … @bettolasf will introduce a tavola calda /rosticceria / alimentari to San Francisco’s Inner Richmond neighborhood soon #bettolasf #mytinyatlas
Another ride around the sun … #botanicalpickmeup #birthdayflowers
An impromptu midweek campsite score … and dinner with a view just 40 minutes from the city #mytinyatlas
Happy Easter … from my childhood garden 🌿 #botanicalpickmeup
I stop by this hallway painting on every doctor visit … favorite detail from a portrait of Dr. Frances Torrey, Chief of Dermatology at UC San Francisco 1947-54 … someone I would have liked to meet.
Election Day, the warm up round ✔️ #electionday #ivoted #supertuesday
Here’s to sharing a winter lunch in the sun, finally meeting a longtime Instagram friend in person (in @cornelia.craft’s childhood backyard no less) and catching up over local oysters and wood fired pizza on some of the themes shared here
For the love of photography … Richard {Marilyn}, Alec {Maria}, Nadav and Johanna #RichardAvedon #AlecSoth #NadavKander #JohannaEkmark
Seeing images of Giotto’s incredible frescoes at the Cappella degli Scrovegni (1303-1305) always make me think of the history of #lapislazuli … and of Afghanistan, the precious color’s original locality, a country (and its people!)
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr Happy 95th birthday, #MLK, we needed you around so much longer! Photo taken after church the day he learned he won the Nobel Peace Prize
Memories of travel mementos lost with a stolen suitcase … Etruscan chards from a hillside in Vetulonia … a vintage porcelain insulator washed up in the cove of San Fruttuoso … a miniature underwater garden from a glass artisan in
A merry Everything and a happy Always … from this home to yours ✨
For the love of December skies … and coast drives on rainy days #mytinyatlas

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