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Book: Artist documents her footloose Italian odyssey
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Bivetto, part of the quest was to explore the roots of her grandparents, who emigrated from Sicily and the Naples area at the turn of the 20th century.
“I longed to search out those roots, walk where they walked, feel connected to my ancestry in a very real way.”
Connelly has documented their adventure in a new book, “Two Years in Italy,” drawn largely from their blog and generously illustrated with their watercolors and photo- graphs. Rosemary is a noted Kent County artist whose work has appeared in galleries throughout the state. Her husband Bob was a photographer and educator (and professional firefighter) who passed away in 2015.
The couple arrived in Rome at 8 a.m. April 3, 2005, then boarded a train for Perugia, finally arriving at their rented apartment on
a quiet street uphill from the main square, where they slept until noon the next day.
Eight days later they found themselves
at a memorial Mass for Pope John Paul II. Millions of mourners had poured into Rome, many being turned away, but Rosemary and Bob joined the faithful at Perugia’s Cathedral of San Lorenzo on the dark and stormy night of April 11.
“The sensation is of pure serenity,” she wrote. “The church was filled to capacity with
standing room only, and it was moving to be there among the Perugini, intermingled with stranieri (foreigners) like us.”
The ensuing weeks found them exploring Perugia, replacing
their useless
cell phone,
learning how
to ask for fruit
at the market
and finding
their footing in
a slowed-down, almost pastoral routine. She describes watching sunrise from their terrace:
“A sprinkling of stars and sliver of crescent moon hung in the still-dark sky. A few trucks were on the road below, and cleaning crews were making their way around. A pink tint was starting to form just above the horizon, and a haze lay over the valley below, the mountains and hills still shadows in the darkness. It was cool and a breeze was blowing. The scent of lavender was strong
Basilica San Marco in Venice. Watercolor by Rosemary Connelly.
as I brushed past it at the furthest tip of the garden by the grape arbor.”
The idyll continues through the spring
of 2007 as they bought a car, relocated to an apartment in Ragusa province in Sicily, then on to Veneto and Campania. Along the way they encountered gladness and heartache and everything in between.
The 350-page volume is brimming with memories that will strike a nerve with lovers of Italy, but Connelly selected just a few
Streetscape in Matera in Basilicata.
PHOTO BY BOB CONNELLY
Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice.
PHOTO BY BOB CONNELLY
Contents
Travel ..........................................4-5 Bellewood Celebration .................... 6 Achiever ......................................... 8 Organizations ................................10 In the Region ..................... 12, 15, 19 Did You Know? ..............................14 Culture .....................................16-17 It’s All Good ...................................18 Pagina Italiana...............................19 Local ............................................ 22 Per I Bambini ................................ 20 Vini D’Italia ....................................24 Dining In and Out.......................... 25 Language ..................................... 26 October Events ............................. 27