Tuesday 18 August 2009

Iris doesn't live here anymore


The main gate of La Foce.



The gardens were done by Cecil Pinsent (1884 - 1963), the Edwardian garden designer who also created the gardens at Bernard Berenson's villa I Tatti.




La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany by Benedetta Origo


La Foce, once the Tuscan estate of the elegant and intelligent Anglo-American writer Iris Origo (1902 - 1988) , Marchesa of Val d'Orcia.

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5 comments:

Jill said...

I'm so glad your back!

Errant Aesthete said...

A sublime wordsmith, Iris Origo, once described her existence as alternating "between caviar and bread and milk." Adore her.

The Marchesa may have vacated the premises but you're back in the neighborhood. How wondrous is that! You've been missed.

ArchitectDesign™ said...

I'm sure you're hearing it from everyone -but I'm so glad you're back :-)

Cote de Texas said...

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
welcome home!!!!

home before dark said...

Welcome back, we have missed you!