We spend our entire lives “Reaching,” for one thing or another. We reach for the alarm clock to turn it off or maybe hit the snooze button for 9 more minutes of sleep. We reach for a jar on the top shelf, only to find it beyond our grasp. Standing on tiptoes, we stretch, desperately […]
Old Worn Out USB Hub About six weeks ago, in Italy, I needed a USB hub for my computer. My old one had clearly reached the end of its life, so buying another one was in order. But, since I was in Italy and it was Saturday evening, buying a new one right away was […]
Ah . . . zanzare, mosquitoes! As you may remember from an earlier post, I AM mosquito food. I saw the chart, and I’m all of their food groups combined into the tastiest, zestiest, most complete form of nutrition possible for the little buzzers. But I will not go gentle into that good night (Nod […]
You probably read the title of this story and thought, “Hmmm, has Cheryl been drinking too much?” But the truth is that I had “an incident,” as we say in Italia—which really means, an accident. Simple Job On Wednesday morning Em and I went out to do some routine maintainance around the house. He casually […]
Laurie on Stage Saturday night we went to the EX3 Theater of Contemporary Arts, an open and intimate venue that seats only about 300 people. We had tickets to see a performance by Laurie Anderson. She’s an incredibly creative and energetic performing artist, singer, musician, inventor and philosopher. Yes . . . I said inventor/philosopher. […]
Vested Interest Have you ever flown on one of those “discount” airlines? Well we have, and they come complete with some pretty interesting experiences. You could even say that I’ve made some discoveries and few decisions based on those curious first-hand accounts. In fact, I made a recent purchase as a result of what I’ve […]
Over 10 years ago, we decided that to be in Italy meant being here “by the book.” So we applied for and received resident status which permits us to stay longer than the 90 days that a tourist can legally stay in the country. Our documenti, documents include a codice fiscale, like a social security […]
WTC (What the Cluck?) Posted on January 16, 2012 | Leave a comment Thursday afternoon. Normal. Typical. Peaceful. Location of the lunchtime sighting After lunch, we were standing in the family room/kitchen, talking a bit. Em described something and as I listened, I became totally distracted. Something caught my eye. “Wait! What was that?” I couldn’t […]
Five years ago we studied eight hours a day for an entire month, to prepare ourselves for our Italian Driver’s License because our ENTIRE Italian adventure depended on it. That’s sounds a bit extreme as I write this, but it’s the truth. We passed the written portion of the test without any problems, but […]
Italians are very clever people—a trait that we admire. Good Tuscan Soil Especially in the country, people have always had to struggle just to get by. Tuscany has to be the rockiest ground in the world, and that alone is enough to get the juices going as to how to make a living on the […]
