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Continuing our notes on the early Renaissance artists after whom our Watermill bedrooms are named*, today it’s the turn of Paolo Uccello. Uccello (1397-1475,) was a pioneer of the use…
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You could be forgiven, as a beginner Italian learner, for strutting into the bakery and greeting the staff with a confident “Buon pomodoro!” A cheerful attempt at “good afternoon” that,…
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The trip of a lifetime – or two! We must be doing something right! From the beginning of this season’s unique ‘convivial creativity’ courses, we have been overwhelmed by the…
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