The Philadelphia Flower Show ......BELISSIMO !!! SPLENDIDO !! MAGNIFICO !!!!

Buon giorno Blogland Neighbor-hood! The MBIAJ Gardening Dept spent a MAGNIFICO day at the Philadelphia Flower Show yesterday hoping that some of that gardening magic would rub off on them.....anyhow, the theme was "Bella Italia". It was like a day trip to Italy!!(just click on any of the pictures to make them bigger )
First stop was Rome ...as shown in that first picture ..... fountains, and columns and GORGEOUS ....




...FLOWERS !!!




.....and, also in Rome ......



.....these (blurry) opera singers

now, her dress was very pretty, but let's get a better look at....




....this guy's outfit .....we're loving the tights & bloomers and Kitty is thinking seriously about that HAT !!! ....now we aren't complete hicks here at MBIAJ ... we do realize that this was probably quite the macho outfit back in the days of Chris Columbus , etc .... AND besides, this guy could really belt out a tune !!







....and here are a couple more pictures we took in "Rome"....


...we think this guy with the pitch fork is "Neptune"....


....we're not sure who this guy is but we're liking that physique !!!

















OK .....on to Venice and......



.....a gondola decorated for a wedding (Kitty is already saving up for this ..... even though she isn't even in a serious relationship right now ..... she says "who needs a groom!")

Next stop .....



....the Italian Riviera .....MAGNIFICO!


OK ... keep it moving ... we have to cover the entire country in one day....

Now, hold onto your hats gang because that's what we're going to see next ... HATS and SHOES and PURSES and DRESSES in ......



...Milan !!

Kitty hinted that Easter is just around the corner and she will be needing a new hat and she just happens to love these and....




....these




....and just LOOK at these shoes!!!


...and you know you're secretly wanting a pair of these !!

...and how about these....(if you get hungry, you could always put some ranch dressing on these and have them for lunch...)



...and of course we need an organic purse to go with the shoes and the hats....



....and some organic dresses ....

...this one looks like it would be itchy .... but that's a hum dinger of a hat! ...beam me up Scottie....




...we think this one would need alot of watering.....OK we've spent enough time in Milan ..... onward to....


...Tuscany



...wouldn't this be a nice spot to sit and chug some wine? ...but, sorry, no can do ... we've got a schedule to stick to .... next stop....



...Florence




...oh look! it's Mona Lisa and her twin sister .... Boop (aka my sister Karen)





OK...step it up .... we still have a few more stops on our whirlwind tour of Italy ...



...we are now in the Lake Region of Italy ....


...don't you just want to take a little stroll down that path? .... but you can't because we're moving right along .... back to .....




.....Rome for some more entertain-ment (a string triplet? ... there were only 3 musicians .... so it wasn't a quartet .....anyhow, there was a violin, a guitar and a mandolin .... BRAVO ! BRAVO !!! )

Now, besides all of those belissimo "cities" there were also a gazillion vendors .... here are a couple of pictures of our favorite (and we apologize because we can't think of the name of this vendor.....)






....but we LOVE their stuff !!! (can't afford it, but LOVE it !!)






Well, this concludes our little tour of Italy (via the Philadelphia Flower Show). As always, we hope you've enjoyed this whirlwind extravaganza and hope you'll come back often to visit here at MBIAJ .... where we subject you to our point of view whether you like it or not!

Be back soon!
Ciao bambinos!

Mary Anne (aka Mare)