My theory about the 'female greengrocer' & the 'girlfriends' is she's trying to shake off the flirty persona who would be gifted the parsley because of her allure (stupid, it's a common thing to throw in a twist of parsley + celery at a local greengrocer' even without a manic laugh or bare midriff, and the idea now that she has new wedded status she will hang out with a posse of girlfriends rather than the raggle taggle exes of yore. Respectability is the next new role of the chameleon. Still smarting about the fake aioli because yet again she lies to impress. Couldn't possibly say "I'm going to whip up some mayo", no, it has to be aioli but forgot the garlic press. How dumb do you think we all are"?
@PlinyinTorquay ..those sumptuary laws weren't a total success were they? Women appealed to the Pope over the Patriarch of Venice & won the right to their jewellery & learnt to gather their skirts up in folds and generally flouted the law until the magistracy gave up. Was recently re- reading a book about Venice by James Morris (as he was then) full of interesting anecdotes but certainly not on a level with your accademia ! Again I recently bought a historical novel on the basis of the cover which featured Tiziano's Venus of Urbino & though I generally, no make that never, read or watch historical novels or films, this one by Sarah Dunnant In the Company of the Courtesan had me hooked till the end. It brought to life the kaleidoscope of Venice in the 16th century. Tiziano's Madonna's gaze goes straight to the viewer - very unmadonna like. According to Morris, at the end of the 16th century there were 2,889 patrician ladies, 2,508 nuns, but 11,654 courtesans - obviously of different rankings, but gives a picture of a freewheeling society.
@nostoneunturned how funny was that comment 'today's rooster tomorrow's feather duster' - did you invent it?
@PlinyinTorquay ..those sumptuary laws weren't a total success were they? Women appealed to the Pope over the Patriarch of Venice & won the right to their jewellery & learnt to gather their skirts up in folds and generally flouted the law until the magistracy gave up. Was recently re- reading a book about Venice by James Morris (as he was then) full of interesting anecdotes but certainly not on a level with your accademia ! Again I recently bought a historical novel on the basis of the cover which featured Tiziano's Venus of Urbino & though I generally, no make that never, read or watch historical novels or films, this one by Sarah Dunnant In the Company of the Courtesan had me hooked till the end. It brought to life the kaleidoscope of Venice in the 16th century. Tiziano's Madonna's gaze goes straight to the viewer - very unmadonna like. According to Morris, at the end of the 16th century there were 2,889 patrician ladies, 2,508 nuns, but 11,654 courtesans - obviously of different rankings, but gives a picture of a freewheeling society.
@nostoneunturned how funny was that comment 'today's rooster tomorrow's feather duster' - did you invent it?
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