The Monkey Puzzle














We prove, we do not explain our birth is the last line of Marianne Moore's poem "The Monkey Puzzle". Perhaps it would do you good to go out into the world and find a copy of this poem to read.

Trastevere, Roma.






























* No, I was not eating a frozen ice cream in a cone but a buttery, flaky pastry. The cornetto is shaped like a croissant but is sweeter and there were many variations - some filled with custard, others topped with sultanas.

Incase you're in the neighbourhood:

Porta Portese Market
Via Portuense
Every Sunday 7am - 2pm

I Suppli
137 Via di San Francesco a Ripa
Monday - Saturday 

Bar San Calisto
5 Piazza San Calisto
Monday - Saturday 6am - 2am