Thursday, June 11, 2026

Once Again, Proof That You Can Find Heraldry Everywhere!


So there I was, just sitting in my living room, watching one of my favorite reality TV shows, House Hunters International.* I like watching the show because I often get to see places I've not seen before, at least not in person, and occasionally I get to see someplace that I have visited before, and it's fun to for any buildings or streets that I have seen (or walked on) myself.

Anyway, I was sittiing there, just minding my own business, while a couple was looking for a place to live in Poggio Bustone in central Italy.


And as they were walking the streets of the town, a carved shield on a wall caught my eye. It only showed for a second or two, so of course I had to rewind to get a better look.


And here's an enlarged picture of the arms.


A quick search (I mean, there are a lot of clues on the shield, so it didn't take much research) determined that these are, as I - and no doubt you - suspected, the arms of the town of Poggio Bustone, Italia.

And here, from the Heraldry of the World website, is a color version of those arms:


Anyway, I thought that this was something kind of cool to run across while just sitting in my living room not looking for heraldry at all. And there it was! Proof positive once again demonstrating my old saying that, "You can find heraldry everywhere!"



* Yes, I am fully aware that the show is scripted. The people featured on it have already selected the place they want to live sometime before and are just going through the motions of having to choose between three different places. That's okay; as I said above, that's not why I watch the show. 


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