Meet Ale Among other things, they brought a bottle of wonderful Rosé to go with the the antipasti of fried scamorza, salumi and prosciutto. Then a bottle of Tuscan Rosso, red wine for the primo, first course of pasta di zucca, pumpkin pasta. Lunch went on and on into the late afternoon. It’s a bit […]
While having a caffè, coffee before the show, we asked Massimo, the Odeon chief whether the concert was sold out. He said, “No! Ci sono molto sedie vuote, there are many empty seats.” Hmmm. Starting Time? He was right. Although we arrived about 15 minutes early to take our seats for the 9 pm show, […]
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 […]
So where is the London River? Movie Review from the Odeon Maybe they mean the Thames . . . then why wouldn’t they call it that? Supposedly, for years, those who use it for functional transport have commonly called it “the London River,” but that doesn’t say much in the context of this film. For […]
Here is an all-too-real Italian story that may amuse you. In 1999 (11 years ago), we bought this old farmhouse in Italy along with 3 Italian families—one married couple with two young girls, and two other young-ish bachelors. They are all very nice people and we get along great together. Poolside Possibility Everyone was excited […]
We realize that our approach to writing is unorthodox, but that is exactly what we want. It provides a way for us to literally write as partners on “one story.” We enjoy a “volley” process of writing, whereby we edit each other’s work until there is nothing left to change. Both computers are set up […]
About 7 or so years ago, I enrolled in an Italian language class at the local community center. It was great fun. Not only did we learn Italian, my classmates and I got to know each other and became friends. Because we were dedicated students, we decided to meet outside of class, once a week, […]
As 2010 came to a close, the floodgate of memories opened and I reminisced with friends about times gone by. Here’s one of those sweet memories. Come On In For a couple of years I was on faculty at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in western Indiana. It was a dream job. In fact the campus is […]
A nature lover at heart, I wouldn’t hurt a flea—but a fly . . . yes! I have never heard anyone voluntarily, or under duress espouse the virtues of the common fly. I understand that they are part of creation just like me, but that doesn’t give them the right to pester, pollute and perpetrate […]
About 12 years ago, I was planning a serious trip to Italy—to study painting conservation. Wow! So I thought I’d prepare myself by taking an “Italian Language for Travelers” course at the local community college. It was enjoyable and seemed easy enough. Then I fell in love with Italy and decided to get more serious […]
