Ah, Venezia!

thank you, Irene!!!! It’s a beautiful city!!!

Hi Peaches!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much .. it is a magical, magical place!!! And it was indeed a dream-come-true vacation!!!!

Oh, bless your heart!!! What a lovely thing to say!!!! Thank you!!

Thank you, darlin’!!!!

Hi Debbie!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!

... laughing!!! YAY!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!! Didja listen to Mario??? Didja?? Didja??

I ALMOST put that one in, Dean Martin, instead!!!!! I had it, in fact … but Mario … ahhhhhh … Mario stole my heart when I was a very little girl … so had to use him instead!!!!!

Barbara, i’m smiling ear to ear … you must be a Mario Lanza fan as well??? Thanks for visiting, sweetie … uhoh .. past 1:00 am here … must fun!!!! Have a great day tomorrow!!! Hugzzz!!

Hi Blaze!!! Thank you!!!

Hi Marie!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Hi Kelly!!!! Thank you, thank you again so much!!!!!! What a fabulous honor!!!

Hi Terry!! Oh, I’m so excited that you experienced that amazing tenor and his accompanist!!! He DID have an extraordinary voice!!! I’m sure it’s the same guys!!!! This is just so cool that you know what i’m talking about!!!! You weren’t there in July of ‘05 were you??? lol!! Thanks so much for your note!!!

thank you, sweetie!!

Thanks, Lynnie!!! the full story is we’d just gotten off the flight from … heck … when we landed in Venice. i was so tired i couldn’t stay awake on the bus ride from the plane and wasn’t even going to go on the gondola ride. I’m so glad I did!!! It’s one of those memories I’ll never forget!!!

Oh, Rose, I’m thrilled to hear you feel that way!!! YAY!!!

Oh, Kim … how wonderful for you!!! What a fabulous place for a honeymoon!!

You will LOVE it!!!!!

Hi Denis!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you, Bela!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!! So glad you liked it!!

Thanks, Rosalie!!!!

Kathy … it was soooooo cool!!!! And SINGING, lol!!!!! Like the fool that I am … it was wonderful!!!

Hi Karen … thank you!!!! Glad you enjoyed both, hon!!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you, Nadiine!!!

Hi John!!! Thank you!!!

Cheri, you are the sweetest thing!!!!! Thank you!!! And OH!! Lucky you … spending those wonderful years in Italy!!!!! Oh, WOW!!!!

Oh, Jude … it is a beautiful place … how wonderful that it brought back wonderful memories for you!!!

Hi sweetie!!! Thank you!!!!!! I think we should all go back … get back into those gondolas, pass around a bottle of the bubbly and SING!!

Oh, Bill … what a lovely compliment!!

Thank you so much!!

Hi Richie!!! Thank you … so glad you enjoyed the image and my little memory!!!!

LOL!!! It was GLORIOUS!!!! Click on the link … Mario Lanza does the music of this great city beautifully!!!

Hi Pamela … thank you!!

Oh, Kaz, how wonderful for her!!!! She MUST go on a gondola ride … it’s sooooo cool!!

Thank you so much, Arni … it’s a lot of fun … some images can really pop with hdr!!!

Thank you so much!!

Oh, Agnes … DO go!!!!! It’s magical!!!!! And make sure you take a gondola ride!!!

Oh, Luda!!! Thank you, sweetheart!!

Hi Mike!!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much, Laurie!!

you’ve got me laughing again, Renee-Roo!!! Thank you sweetie … I’m so tickled that you enjoyed the story, too!!!! I’ve got an idea … let’s all go over and take a gondola ride!!!!!!!! WHEEEE!!! ... hiccup …

Hi Pauline!!!!! Thank you, darling girl!!! So glad you liked it!!!

Thank you!!

Hello Esperanza (I’ve always loved that name!!) ... thank you!!

thank you!!!

thanks, sweetie!!

What a wonderful comment, Paolo!!! Thank you!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!!!

Hi Antonio!!!! Thank you again so much .. this truly is a wonderful honor!!!!!!

Thank you!!

thank you, dear Paolo … it’s such a great honor!!!

lol Beve … I just told Renee we have to go … all of us … can you imagine the fun we’d have?????????

Thanks, darlin’!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

thank you so so much!!!!!! I’m thrilled that you like this!!!

Thank you, Leon!!!!!

Oh, Colin, how wonderful!!!!! She’s going to love it!!!!

Of course!!! And you won’t get seasick!!!! You’ll be fiiine!!!!

Wouldn’t we JUST, though, too!!! You know a lot of the fabulous places here didn’t allow photos inside!!! Can you imagine how we’d fuss about that???

Thank you!!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you, Ildi!!! I’m so glad you liked the final product!!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment!!! i so appreciate it!!

thank you!! What a lovely compliment!!

Thank you!!!

Carolyn … just let me know which flight you’re on … I’ll meet you in New York and we can head on over together. Let’s go ahead and do First Class, okay??? I’ll break my piggy bank!!!! WHEEEE!!!! And thank you, sweetie, for your lovely note!!! I “painted” part of this one too … what FUN!!! I’m thrilled that you enjoyed this … if you could only see the pitiful washed out mess it started life out as, lol!! But even with the old point and shoot, if you’re patient, and believe in the image, it can turn out okay!!!

Thank you, Scott … I appreciate your visit and support so much!!

Thank you so much, Rod … oh, yes, please do try and get to Venezia … you’ll never forget your time there!!! And how I’d love to see the images you’d bring back to us from there!!!!!

Hiii sweetie … thank you so much!!!!!

Thanks!!!!!! OOO … so glad you liked the glow !!!!

Oh, what a kind thing to say … but not really … I just get lucky with the fiddly bits in the programs every once in awhile!!!!

Oh, sweetheart … you MUST go!!!! It’s sooo magical!!!!

Hi Felicity!!!! Thank you … so glad it brought a smile!!! YAY!!!

Thank you, Kasia!!!!!

thank you, Barbara!!!! I appreciate your lovely note!!!!

Start saving up your pennies!!!!! you know the airlines and the tourist places are all running specials right now!!!!! This was taken at the end of July in ‘05 .. the summer is gorgeous there!!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you Karen!!!!!!!!

Oh, I bet!!!!!! I’d love to go back … any time of year!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you soooo much!!!!!! I’m completely honored that you liked this one!!!!! YAAAAY!!!!!!

Thank you so much, Shaun!!!!!! It’s wonderful what we can do with old snaps if we put our minds to it, lol!!!! This was almost a “restoration” shot!!!! I’m thrilled that you liked it!!!!

Hi Kim!!!! Thank you, sweetie … I’m so glad you think so … sometimes I worry if I’m going overboard when I get to playing with these things!!! LOL! Hugzz!!

Hi Richard!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

Anna!!!! DID you!!!!! Oh, that is just SO COOL!!!!! I’m so thrilled to hear that you know what I’m talking about … I can’t wait to tell my husband!!!!! Wasn’t it just THE most magical experience!!!!!

Thanks so much, Dave!!!!!!! I’m so glad you found it!!!!!

Ted … what a positively musical comment … your way with words, my dear friend, is outdone only by your way with photography!!!! Thank you so much!!!! If i’ve managed to instill even a smidge of the joy and wonder I felt on this trip then I’m thrilled. Start saving up your pennies … i can’t wait to see your impressions of this glorious part of the world!!!!

Hi Jennifer!!! Thank you … yes Orton can be a wonderful tool!!!!

Thank you very much!!!!!

Thanks, Xenia!!!!! Thrilled that you enjoyed this one!!! It’s very special to me!!

Hi Bob!!!! Thank you so much for your lovely note … I’m thrilled that you like the way this one turned out. Yes, do give it a go … you’ll see that it really does benefit some images .. not all .. but some!!!!! Thank you again!!!!!

Matthew thank you so much!!!!! I love the “WOW”!!! YAY!!

Thanks so much, Sonjas!!

Hey Rosy … thank you sooo much, sweetie!!! I’m glad you liked the mood … I was hoping it would work … and so glad you enjoyed our old buddy Mario!!!

Oh, sweetie, this is nothing to compare with YOUR fabulous Venice shots … I still think you captured that city to perfection!!!!!! Hugzz!!

Thank you so much, dear Father Joe!!!!!! I’m so honored that you enjoyed this one!!!

Hi Ron … I’m so glad you liked this one!!!! I’m having so much fun working on the shots from this trip … with a bit of help from Photoshop they can still be made to look okay!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!!!

Keith … thank you very much!!!!

Peter thank you so much … this was taken on a little point and shoot … and was horribly blown out. I was thrilled that with a little tweaking in photoshop and photomatix I was able to rescue it … so glad you enjoyed it!!!!

hi Tibby!!!!! So sorry I missed your lovely note earlier!!! Thank you … this one was a work of love … how I enjoyed Venice!!!!

Hi Deborah!!! Thank you so very much … I really am so honored with your lovely note!!!!!!

Thank you so much, Luda!!!! I need to go back … I mean .. I NEEEEED to go back!!!! LOL!!! WITH a decent camera and with a pinch more photography know-how!!!!!! But in the meantime … thanks for your lovely note!!!!! Happy hugzzz!!!!

Oh, Al .. forgive me please for laughing!!!!! How tragic!!!! But yes you MUST go back!!!!! And you had the singer and accordionist, too??? Wasn’t that guy’s voice just AMAZING????? Well, you know … almost any goofy experience is worthwhile as long as it makes a funny story!! Thanks so much for your note and your memory!!!!!!!!

Dear Mary Ann!!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!!! This is one of my favorite babies … and it’s always such a joy when someone else likes it, too!!!!!! Thank you again!!!!

You have me laughing … well … your wish is my command!!!!! I’m thrilled that you liked this one!!!!! It’s a fave of mine as well!!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!!!!

Hi sweetie!!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!! As to the starburst … oh, if only!!!!! So glad you got a kick out of my little reminiscence … you and I will have to go back together!!!!

Hi Kendra!!!! Thank you so very much … what a lovely comment!!!! Yes, you HAVE to go to Venice … it’s like no other place on earth!!!!!

Scott!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much!!!!

Hi Calin!!!! thank you … what a wonderful thing to say!!!