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As I mentioned yesterday, on my way home from my first Flora exhibit I stopped at the nearby Palace of the Merced (merced means mercy) to see another installation. This is an entirely different take on the subject of flora by Mexican designer Gabriela Salazar, La Musa de las Flores (The Muse of Flowers), called Jardín sin tiempo (Garden without Time).
The installation is in the side patio of the palace. Visitors are guided in one direction and are obligated to exit through the palace itself. A nice way to go. The building is a stunner with beautiful details everywhere. Now home to the provincial government of Córdoba (like a state house in the USA), the palace was the 18th-century Convent of La Merced Calzada (Mercy Road) which was built atop the Roman city’s necropolis. There’s a Roman crypt in the basement. There are also remnants of a 1st-century Roman bathhouse as well as traces of a 13th-century convent. I think perhaps I need to get inside again and explore the rest of the palace.
My left shoulder is still tender from my COVID shot. San Geraldo has recovered completely. This is how we do things.
Today is San Rafael Day, celebrating Córdoba’s patron saint. Many, if not most, shops are closed. SG was going to make grilled cheese for lunch (these are not your mama’s grilled cheese sandwiches — or at least not my mother’s). Our nearest grocery store’s website said they were open until 3 today. SG walked over at 12:45. The store was closed. So, we’re having gourmet lentils and fresh bread from El Comado instead. Laundry is on the roof. The weather is perfect with comfortable temps, clear skies, and sunshine. A nice day for another wander.
Como mencioné ayer, de camino a casa después de mi primera exposición de Flora, me detuve en el cercano Palacio de la Merced para ver otra instalación. Se trata de una visión totalmente diferente del tema de la flora a cargo de la diseñadora mexicana Gabriela Salazar, La Musa de las Flores, llamada Jardín sin Tiempo.
La instalación se encuentra en el patio lateral del palacio. Los visitantes son guiados en una sola dirección, así que me vi obligado a salir por el propio palacio. Una bonita manera de ir. El edificio es una maravilla, con hermosos detalles por todas partes. Actualmente sede del gobierno provincial de Córdoba (como una casa de gobierno en EE. UU.), el palacio fue el Convento de la Merced Calzada del siglo XVIII, construido sobre la necrópolis de la ciudad romana. Hay una cripta romana en el sótano. También hay restos de unas termas romanas del siglo I, así como vestigios de un convento del siglo XIII. Creo que quizás deba volver a entrar y explorar el resto del palacio.
Todavía tengo el hombro izquierdo dolorido por la vacuna contra la COVID. San Geraldo se ha recuperado por completo. Así es como hacemos las cosas.
Hoy es el Día de San Rafael, el santo patrón de Córdoba. Muchos comercios, si no la mayoría, están cerrados. SG iba a preparar sándwiches de queso a la plancha para comer (estos no son los sándwiches de queso a la plancha de tu madre, o al menos no los de mi madre). La página web de nuestro supermercado más cercano decía que estaban abiertos hasta las 15:00 de hoy. SG pasó a las 12:45. La tienda estaba cerrada. Así que, en su lugar, comeremos lentejas gourmet y pan fresco de El Comado. El lavadero está en el tejado. El clima está perfecto, con temperaturas agradables, cielos despejados, y sol. Un buen día para otro paseo.
• La puerta al aseo. ¿Te molesta que el patrón de las baldosas y la puerta no estén alineados?
• El ascensor.
• Casi fuera del frente.
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I love those kinds of wispy grasses; with the spots of color, and the palace is gorgeous.
Bob:
I love the grasses and the color, too. Beautifully done.
What a lovely garden installation! The wispy grasses have a gorgeous dreamy effect, which shows up beautifully in the photos (no easy trick, I would imagine). The palace interior is stunning, and the red marble pavement is breathtaking. Such wonderful ideas if we ever decide to remodel the condo again…
wickedhamster:
There were so many people around, it wasn’t easy to get the grasses without a focus on the people. Wouldn’t it be great to redo your place just like this?
The tile guy is responsible for the floor and the door. The first time I saw a really good tile setter work, he spent an hour measuring and laying out, finding the center of the space, rather than just starting in a corner and working from there. He showed me how it should be done. Then when I built the last house in Florida, he sent a drunk friend to do my showers – and it showed.
David:
A drunk tile installer. Brilliant.
There’s a Moorish influence all over the place. Including the idea of a garden as a paradise. Lovely places. Boud
Boud:
The Moorish influence is everywhere here.
It’s really cool to just explore these old buildings. Especially if you can just wander around. We did that last December with a visit to our State House. No tour, just a map of the floors. Every floor had some form of a gallery on it – it was really interesting!
Rade:
I’ve explored some state houses in the US. Fascinating, too.
Oh, gosh, if you could watch and hear me as I scroll through your photos… such delight!
Judy C:
You’re so good for my ego,.
I love the architecture in your photos. It sounds like the heat of the summer has passed and you can once again enjoy good weather.
Michael:
The weather has been perfect. Low 80s, mid-to-high 70s. Sunny. October is a great month here.
I love all those door shots!
Debra:
I have so many more!
That marble floor courtyard with the awnings is stunning – the whole palace is, to be honest!
Lovely… Jx
PS Some people rave about them, but I have never found grasses “ornamental”. I’d never have them in my garden.
Jon:
I do love “ornamental” grasses.
You have muhly grass! It grows here too and honestly, I thought it was a native.
Yes. The tile not being centered with the door bothers me too.
MM
Ms Moon:
It must be something else because I see that muhly is only in the United States. But there are so many beautiful grasses.
You are right! My plant ID says yours is crimson fountain grass. They have a lot in common though.
Ms. Moon:
And apparently known as Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ here. I haven’t found a common name in Spanish.
Great ornamental grasses everywhere!
The doors aren’t shabby either!
Jim:
I could have done (and might do) a post solely on the doors at the palace.
Wow, that interior is stunning! And yes, the misalignment bothers me. Sorry your arm is still sore, but I bet it’ll feel fine soon. I had a tooth extracted yesterday, but so far no problems.
Now we need photos of the Roman crypt and bathhouse.
Kelly:
Arm is still better today. Only mildly tender to the touch now. Hope the mouth is much better today!
A wild and wooly garden there. Nice change of pace from the more manicured stuff.
Kirk:
I wish I had gotten around to all the installations but it looks like the time has passed.
So the blooming grasses interspersed with the white and yellow flowers is the installation?
And yes the misalignment would bother me. Maybe not drive me crazy but I would notice it EVERY time I passed through.
ellen abbott:
Everything you see not around the edges of the patio is part of the installation. Only the wall vinery and the large trees are normally there. All else was brought in in pots and arranged.
Well yes, Mitchell, now that you have pointed it out, that tile misalignment DOES bother me! LOL!
I love the grasses in that planting. Such a cool effect.
Steve:
Well, I could NOT work there with that imbalance. Someone would have to do something about that.
never mind the splendor; I want the grilled cheese sandwich.
Urspo:
He makes them with a thick bread and gruyere. Delicious.
From all the stories you write it appears that SG is made from sturdy stuff and you are the delicate flower. Lovely photos as always. Love the polish floor, careful walking on such a floor.
larrymuffin:
I suppose SG and I could be described that way. When I was a boy, my sister teasingly sang to me, “Sick pill. Take a pill.”
Oh my!