The first sunlight of the day reached Rome at 06:36.
That sunlight will recede until tomorrow, I hope, at 19:48.
The “Ave Maria” ought to be chimed at 20:00.
The Roman Station for this Easter Friday, upon which you can eat meat, is Santa Maria “ad martyres” (aka the Pantheon).
Speaking about what’s wrong in the Vatican…
This recent Latin tweet from the Vatican is getting a lot of flak, and I think it’s because it is basically a mechanical translation of the Italian source tweet with some word order changes plus a few lexical replacements. Let’s go step by step. https://t.co/tQL7vA6hKf pic.twitter.com/qTXBGNC3qC
— Stephen C. Carlson (@sccarlson) April 10, 2026
Here are your ivy (yes, I know) and jasmine (no, not the Jesuit) reports.
Taken in the same spot as before. HERE
The jasmine has a way to go yet. I am contemplating getting a potted jasmine for my little cortile. I am not sure it would survive my absences.
Black to move and mate in 4.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Interested in learning? Try THIS.
Chess is undergoing a huge renaissance. Do yourselves and your kids a favor. LEARN TO PLAY. It is something that lasts a lifetime.
I was at the Campo de’ Fiori today to get some veggies and some flowers from, of course, Pippo.
Beautiful tulips and peonies now.
Not peonies.
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