The Neighborhood and riomaggiore

I have been trying a new sewing technique on trees, all based on photos I have taken in my neighborhood. Banana Street and Citron street are mounted (or in the process thereof) on canvas; coconut Street is unfinished. I like the slash pines on Coconut but I have been un-sewing the bamboo palms on the left because they didn;t work the way I had wanted.
Meanwhile............I am SO EXCITED !!! Husband and I are going to Italy with a dear friend who has a home there (also in FL). We will be there 13 days. Her hometown, Riomaggiore, is so picturesque. I will surely want to blog about the trip if possible so I have revived this site.