Loving My Daily Bella Passeggiata
I adore my early morning walks here in Italy. Yes, a bella passeggiata, a nice stroll, is high on my gratitude list for living [...]
I adore my early morning walks here in Italy. Yes, a bella passeggiata, a nice stroll, is high on my gratitude list for living [...]
There’s been a lot of that sentiment going around. Especially after two torturous years of uncertainty. I, for one, have felt like I’ve been [...]
Oh, what an afternoon and evening it was! I'm still thinking about it, treasuring this experience of playing bocce ball and eating homemade, wood-fired [...]
Relationships in Italy can flower beautifully.When they do, you’ll be thanking yourself for having Italy your new home and for doing the work (which includes [...]
"Out and about" looks vastly different in the shadow of Covid-19. To me, this new face of travel was particularly evident in the experience [...]
And we savor small but limited freedoms. Italy opens up by allowing us now to leave our abodes for long walks, a jog, or [...]
Our lives have been irrevocably altered. The Covid 19 crisis isn't just a major speed bump in our lives. No, it's more like [...]
It's tempting. After seven weeks in coronavirus lockdown, I'm itchin' to be outside and getting on with life. Spring has arrived gloriously here in Treviso, [...]
Welcome to Act II of this pandemic. And there is no intermission. No catching one's breath. Are we even remotely past the initial shock of [...]
Yep, that's me, geared up for the weeks and months ahead. And, while protecting myself (and potentially others) is paramount, it's just one of my [...]
Reaching for my camera and reportage... In the often overwhelming heaviness of Italy's coronavirus crisis, it has been far too easy for me to shut [...]
Now is NOT the time to relax! I get it. I want to be done with the coronavirus crisis. I'm desperate for life to return [...]
What we're witnessing in Italy with the coronavirus crisis seems to bear this out. We'd hoped we'd be starting to see, through the coronavirus measures [...]
Don't trifle with these creatures. Cinghiale, which is a wild boar, can be found all over Italy. I've heard that, years ago, after their population [...]
What a glorious experience from start to finish! When I’d taken a closer look at our trees back in late summer, I knew this year’s [...]
I love trains and train travel. Ever since I received my first Lionel train set for Christmas at age four, I’ve been hooked. But, the [...]
I am indeed fortunate to be living in Italy and experiencing yet another magical holiday! I confess, a long career in advertising and marketing had [...]
My enduring metaphor for life… Here I am, several years after pulling the trigger on my Italy move. And I’m damn glad I made the [...]