“He’s been spoiled by the availability of produce in Los Angeles, spoiled by all the choices and the never-ending stream of ripe fruits and vegetables in or out of season. There remains, though, nothing quite like a peach, plucked from the tree at the peak of ripeness, still warm from the sun in the orchard.” SummerPeaches Book:Peach Season Source: Peach Season
“Whatever thier individual reasons, Ippolito’s presence in Rome created a focus around which all sorts of people discontented with Alessandro’s reign might coalesce to oppose the Duke.” Renaissance History Book:The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici Source: The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici