Friday, July 14, 2006

at the house where titian was born

while we were in this house, in pieve de cadore, about three miles up the hill from calalzo, a young red haired woman was speaking to her red-haired sons in gaelic

their father was a wood carver taking part in a carving festival at Auronzo de Cadore, farther up the valley beyond the railhead

he said it was a competition to see who could carve the best piece in five or six days


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2 comments:

  1. Wow, as they say. But how did you know it was gaelic? How?

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  2. 'cos i've been to the west of ireland, and to the outer hebrides

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