Bocce Ball, Yummy Wood-Fired Pizza, and Generous Italian Friends
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 [...]
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 [...]
Italian idiomatic expressions are usually a far cry from their English equivalents. And how to express "Take it or leave it" in Italian is [...]
Today I saw the Green Pass checks in action.For those of you who don’t know, the EU Green Pass is a document showing that an [...]
It's a well-earned named.Flowers, fruits, and vegetables grow like gangbusters in this westernmost stretch of the Ligurian coast called the Riviera dei Fiori. Now, I [...]
What took me so long?Why did it take eight years of living in Italy before I saw the light? Crazy. Vespa living is full of [...]
An Update to Last Week's Post (below).Yes, a lot can happen in a week, particularly the Covid fallout from unrestrained celebrations of Italy's big Euro [...]
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 [...]
It almost doesn’t seem believable.But, yes, Italy turns the corner after so much time and after so many ups and downs. Finally, the daily stats [...]
Thank you cheeses!I’ve made this joke for years, mimicking an evangelical in rapture. Now, I’m dead serious in my praise of formaggi italiani (Italian cheeses) [...]
Start pedaling? Huh?You're probably scratching your head, wondering what the heck I'm talking about. Well, as you work towards immersing yourself in the Italian language [...]
Prime Minister Draghi just announced that Italy opens up starting April 26.By saying that Italy opens up, he means most regions will turn yellow. “Yellow” [...]
Fare quattro chiacchiere! Eat or chit chat? It’s both, actually!If you want to understand and participate more fully in the Italian culture, chiacchiere is a [...]
Yep, it’s been (and still is) a big mess.Back in December we were being told that Italy’s vaccine rollout was coming for COVID. Those of [...]
Here we are, a year later, and the country’s path forward is anything but clear.And the light (resolution) still seems far off in how Italy [...]
Know the Italian idiomatic expressions.If you really want to demonstrate that you’ve been doing your Italian language and culture lessons, then start boning up on [...]
Going forward, my ItalyWise blog will be dedicated primarily to the Italian culture and language. I know that already I’ve presented quite a bit [...]
I've been stocking up my sweet new wine fridge Hallelujah! I’ve just returned from Conad, where I harvested a load of Italian wine finds. [...]
Your Italian life will undoubtedly include time in the campagna. That's where the chances of encountering one or more of these featured Italian critters [...]