petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 21hShe’s here! The Italian Naval Academy’s superb Amerigo Vespucci #sailboat has arrived in #Venice! 0101
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I was one of the few stray souls who hadn’t yet heeded @causticcovercritic.bsky.social’s call to read #ThePretender by #JoHarkin. This deplorable state of affairs is currently being remedied. #historicalnovel #historicalfiction 170
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Met this cuties yesterday during my #hike through the Monti Lessini… #hiking #CAI 040
Reposted by petipaw🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121915183
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I love traveling by #train but it would be a lot more pleasant if so many people weren’t constantly having loud conversations on the phone… 3151
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yesterday’s #hike was not very demanding but the view over the #ComoLake was lovely #hiking 2101
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I absolutely adore #Trollope and how he weaves powerful ethical questions with satire and psychological insight. The Last Chronicle of Barset delivers. 1110
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Meet the fam! These little #swans have grown tremendously since their fluffy chickhood in May (left pic) but they still stay close to their vigilant parents (right pic). #Comolake #SwanLake 1110
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How many can one help oneself to before it becomes indecent? Asking for a friend. #chocolate 6170
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sometimes this city looks like a theater set – one painted by #Tieopolo at that… #Venice #Venezia 1141
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026After finishing the first 3 books with the #ForsyteSaga26 gang, I *needed* to know what happened to Soames and everyone so I threw myself into the next 3 novels from #TheForsyteSaga by John #Galsworthy… @lizoksbooks.bsky.social @yelenafurman.bsky.social @olgaz.bsky.social 4202
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026September at the #farmersmarket - #persimmons and #plums. If the hashtags #Fruitsky and #Fruitreport didn’t exist yet, they do now. 1100
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The view of the #Dolomites from the Rifugio Padova #hiking #hike #CAI 1141
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For the past 24 years, every September 11 I wear my #ILoveNY t-shirt. (I love NY 24/7/365 tho.) #911 #25yearsago 0110
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Attention, Venetians! A lion has appeared at the #Lido. Avoid the area until Sept. 12. #Venice #Venezia #Mostra #film #filmfestival 030
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 30/08/2026When I miss #LA too much I read a #MichaelConnelly novel but I have to say I’m finding his latest books, such as The Proving Ground, underwhelming. They’re page-turners alright but they read like screenplays – all dialogue and little sense of place or even character. 230
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026From today’s #hike above Calalzo di Cadore – the jagged horizon of the #Dolomites under a dramatic sky. #hiking #CAI 1683
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I had completely stopped buying #tomatoes in Western Europe because they have *no taste*, but I tried those from my local #farmersmarket and they’re delicious… 280
Reposted by petipawPeace by Chocolate @peacebychocolate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We created this bar to keep the name Lake Ontario visible as part of our long-standing Canada Collection. “ONTARÍ’IO” is an Indigenous name that existed long before today’s borders. That history should not be erased. peacebychocolate.ca/collections/... 19670243
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This #wholewheat pitta calabrese is absurdly easy to #bake and even more delicious than I expected. #bread #baking 2110
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I went #hiking in the #Trentino side of the #Dolomites this weekend… 1252
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I bought some #yogurt at the #farmersmarket to make Persian #doogh – so refreshing 140
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Adding another book to my #ReadingVenice site soon – The Passion, a #historicalnovel by #JeanetteWinterson partly set in #Venice in the time of Napoleon. #Booksky 3284
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Here’s one of the most awe-inspiring panoramas from today’s #hike in the #Dolomites above Forne di Zoldo #hiking #CAI 4181
Reposted by petipawiolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Fantastic composition lol. I'll see yours, and raise you one: croissant in San Francisco: 171
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This morning - #breakfast (a raisin bun) with a view (of the #Dolomites) after #hiking from Forno di Zoldo. At Rifugio Sora l’Sass (alt. 1,588m) #CAI #hike 2211
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Onto To Let, the 3rd novel in the #ForsyteSaga by John #Galsworthy – thanks @yelenafurman.bsky.social, @lizoksbooks.bsky.social for taking me on the brilliant #ForsyteSaga26 journey! #Booksky 5241
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Started #HowDoPeopleStaytheSame by Mark Bowles – and the first few pages just blew my mind. Honoring it with a deliciously bitter #espresso as a tribute to the author’s previous novel. @galleybeggars.bsky.social #Booksky 3232
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A few more pics from yesterday’s glorious #hike to #rifugioColdai and #LagoColdai in the #Dolomites #hiking #CAI 3242
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Today’s #hike up to Coldai Lake allowed me to admire #MontePelmo in all its majesty. #Dolomites #hiking #alpinehiking #CAI 1273
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I came back from the #farmersmarket with fragrant #freshherbs I arrange like a little bouquet 4211
Reposted by petipawBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know! 29852181041
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Starting #TheNightWatch by #SarahWaters, whose novels have been recommended time and again right here on #Booksky… 080
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 26/07/2026More from yesterday’s #hike – the 360-degree panorama at the top of Monte Ponta in the #Dolomites. #hiking #alpinehiking 2141
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 25/07/2026#Venice at 5.30am, a (modest) summit in the #Dolomites at noon (Monte Ponta, alt. 1,952m) #hike #hiking #CAI #alpinehiking 0181
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A friend who knows about my #readingvenice website gave me Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by #GeoffDyer. The satire of the #Biennale & the contemporary art world is pretty funny #Booksky 3131
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Stuff I can’t live without include – #books (especially those by #PeterTemple, the master of the witty, sardonic thriller), #coffee (iced and frothy please), friends (could do worse than @jasonnoiles.bsky.social in that regard) #Booksky 📚 0160
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I was heard chuckling again and again on the bus to the Dolomites as I tore through Dead Point, a #JackIrish #thriller by #PeterTemple. Thank you for the book and the fun, @jasonnoiles.bsky.social! #Booksky 📚 180
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 13/07/2026@caroline-venezia.bsky.social @davidhewson.com The farmer I buy my produce from confirmed that this #beet is called “erbetta di Chioggia” here. I confirm it’s scrumptious – but you knew that already 1100
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Not my favorite collection by the great #ToveJansson. Especially annoying that this publisher features some of the #shortstories in multiple collections… #Booksky 📚 080
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Today’s #hike brought me back to the #Dolomites today, all the way to the lovely Rifugio San Marco (alt. 1,820m, established 1895). #hiking #CAI #alpinehiking 0143
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I went rowing (Venetian style) this morning in the Laguna… #Venice #rowingvenice #voga #vogaveneta 0180
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026First #plums of the season #farmersmarket #Venice #fruitreport 2230
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The intricate decor of the Palazzo Loredan beautifully and unexpectedly complements the works of #SanyaKantarovsky. #Venice #Venezia #contemporaryart 0100
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Today’s #hike took me from Fusine in #ValdiZoldo to Spiz Agnellessa (alt. 2,046m) – the view of the #Dolomites was spectacular. And it was blissfully cool after a scorching week. #CAI #alpinehiking 0195
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The easiest, most lowkey way of celebrating the 4th of July – with some fresh stovetop #popcorn. #IndependenceDay 180
Reposted by petipawUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Enjoying a buttery ear of corn is a #July4 tradition. Corn makes its way to our BBQs thanks to hard working farm workers who labor in CA Central Valley heat to bring us this yummy treat. #WeFeedYou 7479103
petipaw @petipaw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026My first novel by #AnitaDesai – #FastingFeasting. The writing is exquisite. #Booksky 📚 0110
