Giovanna Vitelli
@giovannav.bsky.social
Glasgow based 🇮🇹 museum person, archaeologist and anthro increasingly involved in Things Scottish and multicultural. Continually meeting people with wonderful stories to tell.
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A periodic reminder of the coolest thing in my life, the thing that makes me feel part of some greater (if flawed) historic flow: these baby Jovibara globifera plants are direct descendants of a plant given by Catherine the Great of Russia to Linnaeus.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A periodic reminder of the coolest thing in my life, the thing that makes me feel part of some greater (if flawed) historic flow: these baby Jovibara globifera plants are direct descendants of a plant given by Catherine the Great of Russia to Linnaeus.
Thought this was worth ‘borrowing’ from another site (with credit).
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thought this was worth ‘borrowing’ from another site (with credit).
There’s talk about the partial collapse of the Torre dei Conti in Rome being caused by the Metropolitana subway line.
In fact it seems to be our reliable old friend, geology. The torre is sitting on a fault line.
In fact it seems to be our reliable old friend, geology. The torre is sitting on a fault line.
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There’s talk about the partial collapse of the Torre dei Conti in Rome being caused by the Metropolitana subway line.
In fact it seems to be our reliable old friend, geology. The torre is sitting on a fault line.
In fact it seems to be our reliable old friend, geology. The torre is sitting on a fault line.
This time in the Archaeological Museum of Athens was different. I found myself mesmerised by the gestures of love and farewell on the funerary stelae, the sadness of grieving families.
The hands!
The hands!
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This time in the Archaeological Museum of Athens was different. I found myself mesmerised by the gestures of love and farewell on the funerary stelae, the sadness of grieving families.
The hands!
The hands!
My kind of chaos.
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My kind of chaos.
The juxtaposition of these two posts
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The juxtaposition of these two posts
I still find this hugely satisfying
October 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I still find this hugely satisfying
How could I not share this?
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October 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
How could I not share this?
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And yes, for me rosehips!
September 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
And yes, for me rosehips!
Have just come out of a deep dive into heated Italian debate on whether to snap long pasta in two to cook it, and I find this 👇
August 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Have just come out of a deep dive into heated Italian debate on whether to snap long pasta in two to cook it, and I find this 👇
Work by Paolo Puddu 2017, ‘Follow the Shape’, a Braille handrail along a panoramic view of Naples describing the scenery along the way.
July 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Work by Paolo Puddu 2017, ‘Follow the Shape’, a Braille handrail along a panoramic view of Naples describing the scenery along the way.
I sometimes think the current obsession with multiple spices and flavours is meant to hide the deficiencies in the raw materials.
There can be nothing better than a plain dish like this, where the clams sing and the broth is just lemony and herby, begging for a piece of good bread to mop it up.
There can be nothing better than a plain dish like this, where the clams sing and the broth is just lemony and herby, begging for a piece of good bread to mop it up.
June 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I sometimes think the current obsession with multiple spices and flavours is meant to hide the deficiencies in the raw materials.
There can be nothing better than a plain dish like this, where the clams sing and the broth is just lemony and herby, begging for a piece of good bread to mop it up.
There can be nothing better than a plain dish like this, where the clams sing and the broth is just lemony and herby, begging for a piece of good bread to mop it up.
300 year old ceiling by Italian artist Andrea Pozzo. It is entirely flat.
June 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
300 year old ceiling by Italian artist Andrea Pozzo. It is entirely flat.
I don’t need to say anything, do I?
June 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I don’t need to say anything, do I?
What is this? About 30 max width, heavy ?brass ((1.5-2kg), polished with no obvious signs of wear. Picked up in a local Glasgow charity shop!
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
May 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What is this? About 30 max width, heavy ?brass ((1.5-2kg), polished with no obvious signs of wear. Picked up in a local Glasgow charity shop!
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
And I’ve been doing splendidly myself, with a range of clothes moths in Glasgow
May 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And I’ve been doing splendidly myself, with a range of clothes moths in Glasgow
Reaching across what is now a widening gap
May 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Reaching across what is now a widening gap
This is a white wine reduction of prawn shells and chili in a fruity olive oil, about 200ml.
Next stop: using this to make a light emulsion with some added lemon zest, for prawn and basil ravioli.
Next stop: using this to make a light emulsion with some added lemon zest, for prawn and basil ravioli.
May 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is a white wine reduction of prawn shells and chili in a fruity olive oil, about 200ml.
Next stop: using this to make a light emulsion with some added lemon zest, for prawn and basil ravioli.
Next stop: using this to make a light emulsion with some added lemon zest, for prawn and basil ravioli.
Is there anything more satisfactory than a dawn raid on a perfect wild garlic patch that no one else knows?
April 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Is there anything more satisfactory than a dawn raid on a perfect wild garlic patch that no one else knows?
Well, this is news. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) thinks they can stop ‘illegal ideas’ at the border.
With sniffer dogs?
With sniffer dogs?
April 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Well, this is news. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) thinks they can stop ‘illegal ideas’ at the border.
With sniffer dogs?
With sniffer dogs?
A glimmer of sanity in the face of darkness
April 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A glimmer of sanity in the face of darkness
Today’s editorial in the FT on Trump’s tariffs is scathing, and spells out how ignorant the position is.
April 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Today’s editorial in the FT on Trump’s tariffs is scathing, and spells out how ignorant the position is.