Fiammetta Knows Best

Cleverly crafting stories is my specialty. Queen for the day and you will hear stories of love and happy endings. But it isn't all rainbows and sunshine! Love is hard work. But well worth it.

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So true!

'Happily-ever-after's are hard fought and won.

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"Oh, heart that I love so dearly, now that I have fully discharged my duties towards you, all that remains to be done is to bring my soul and unite it with yours."

~Fiammetta: Fourth Day, First Story~

Source: The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

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This I have chosen, not only to acquaint you with the power of your beauty over men of noble spirit, but so that you may learn to choose for yourselves, whenever necessary, the persons on whom you bestow your largess, instead of always leaving these matters to be decided for you by Fortune... ~ Fiammetta; Fifth Day, Ninth Story~

Source: The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

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Isla is a powerhouse!

What a deadly love triangle.

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How a Female-Led Art Restoration Movement in Florence Is Reshaping the Canon | Artnet News

Women are at the fore of the rediscovery of forgotten female Masters, and one organization is working to secure their place in history.

Women in Florence are on another level!

Generations of powerful women who deserve to be remembered and revered.

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The Feminist Revolution in Italy

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Missing the city but loving the peace of the countryside.

And I loved being queen for the day! Who thinks I'm the best? Probably everyone.

Although I love Dioneo's theme of tales in which wives play tricks on their husbands. 

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Love that is worth it is hard fought. It's a journey. But I believe in happy endings.

Jane and Mr. Rochester found their equal in each other. Their journey was long and difficult, but a third-act breakup allowed them to grow in order to deserve each other and their happy ending.

Married life will have its own battles, but I have faith that after the story ends, they will persevere.

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The Decameron: The wrong way to a man’s heart

The story of Ghismonda and her lover Guiscardo is not well-known in paintings, but has been well covered, most recently by Hogarth.

One of my *Fiammetta's* stories! Ghismonda and Guiscardo were an unlikely pair but in love nevertheless.

A tragic love story...

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