See and download the full gallery on posterous Put one step in front of the other… The final push is on to have the book make its September 1 release date. The journey from now until the book’s launch next week has me feeling like I am climbing a tower in Italy … …
Behind the magic door~
See and download the full gallery on posterous “And behind door number 3…” Often we imagine how grand it must be to sit in a piazza eating gelato, while enjoying the rushing sound of water as it cascades down an enormous carved horse, water nymph, or sea god. But those sights are for the …
Back to business~
See and download the full gallery on posterous **Thanks to everyone for their tremendous interest in my forthcoming book Beyond the Pasta: Recipes, Language & Life with an Italian Family. The book’s website is still under construction, but you can go to it and add your name to the e-mail list which will notify you …
They say Venezia; we say Venice~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Una bella vista~ We were only there five nights, but Venezia made such a strong impression that it needs more than the previous blog posts to do it justice. With Carnevale season here, I think it is appropriate to talk about the two sides of Venice that …
Tantissimi auguri di Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last week I ran into a friend from Mississippi and asked him how he was doing. In true Southern form he replied, “Blessed and encouraged.” I laughed because only in the South would you hear that response. Surprisingly, “blessed and encouraged” has been running around in my Yankee head …
‘Tis the Season…
See and download the full gallery on posterous The last tree~ Since my return from our Italian vacation at the beginning of November, I have been working for friends at their quite popular flower shop in Birmingham, Alabama (http://www.flowerbudsinc.com/). We have been decorating houses for Christmas—the first house was on November 15 and today was …
La Parola del Giorno–The Word of the Day–via France, Venice, and Oxford
Cazzo~ In high school I studied French—well, it would be closer to the truth to say that I sat in a class for three years where the teacher and two other students spoke French, while the rest of us were just thankful to not have to take Spanish from the hateful Seńora. Regardless of one’s …
Day 2–Roma
See and download the full gallery on posterous Beyond words… There are times when words alone cannot explain or paint a complete enough description of an object. That is how I feel about the carved AD 2ndStupefacente! The National Museum of Rome (http://www.reidsguides.com/destinations/europe/italy/lazio/rome/sights/mnr_palazzo_massimo.html ) houses a collection of statuary (marble and bronze), frescoes, and mosaics …
Back in the saddle again…
See and download the full gallery on posterous Ah, Roma~ I returned late—very late—Sunday night from Rome, Italy, and there is so much to talk about. This was my seventh visit to Roma and every time I go I am reminded of my first trip there in Sept of 2001 with Richard and our mothers. …
Rome, Verona and now Vicenza…
Ciao tutti, We are in Italy and, although it has been a bit chilly and rainy we are having a wonderful trip. I have tried to email a photo via Richard’s iphone, but alas, no such luck. I have eaten a lot of wonderful things and in Verona the most exotic thing has been horse…yes, …