Mid-Week Libation (10.19.22)

Our Curated Splash of Inspiration and Culture

Mother of Rome, delight of Gods and men, / Dear Venus that beneath the gliding stars / Makest to teem the many-voyaged main / And fruitful lands- for all of living things / Through thee alone are evermore conceived, / Through thee are risen to visit the great sun- / Before thee, Goddess, and thy coming on, / Flee stormy wind and massy cloud away, / For thee the daedal Earth bears scented flowers, / For thee waters of the unvexed deep / Smile, and the hollows of the serene sky / Glow with diffused radiance for thee! - Lucretius [https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1384958]

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Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: La Visciola, ‘Vignali Priore’ (Cesanese del Piglio DOCG, Italy)

Purchase via Wine-Searcher or Vinoteca Nazionale

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Another R&R Playlist for your listening pleasure: The Wolves of Rome

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The Photography of Jackie Spaulding: Some of her amazing photos from our recent trip to Rome! (More on Friday!)

© Jackie Spaulding

© Jackie Spaulding

© Jackie Spaulding

© Jackie Spaulding

© Jackie Spaulding

© Jackie Spaulding

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Rome
by Maria White Lowell (1821–1853)
 
The sun had set, the city gates were passed,	
    Up swelled the mighty dome;	
The dream of childhood had come true at last,	
    We were in Rome!	
 
The fountains trembled in their light and shade,	        
    The pale new moon was dropping down the sky,	
The pillars of the stately colonnade	
    Seemed to be marching by.	
 
And Rome lay all before us in its glory,	
    Its glory and its beautiful decay,	        
But, like the student in the oft-read story,	
    I could have turned away	
 
To the still chamber with its half-closed shutter,	
    Where the beloved father lay in pain,	
To sit beside him in contentment utter,	        
    Never to part again.

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Drag Performance of the Week: Enorma Jean vs. Ava Hangar (Drag Race Italia)

Official Site of Enorma Jean

Official Site of Ava Hangar

Enorma Jean on Instagram

Ava Hangar on Instagram

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We are back from Rome! Happy Wednesday everyone! What are you loving this Wednesday?