Primavera~
Spring is here, the seedlings are up, and the promise of a summer of delicious...
Spring is here, the seedlings are up, and the promise of a summer of delicious...
Growing up north of Chicago meant that school field trips often meant going downtown. One...
How does your garden grow? June is the month that kicks off summer vacations, and...
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[Subscribers, please click HERE to view the video form your e-mail. Grazie~] In Italian, the...
~ Buona Pasqua ~ I was having coffee today with a friend of mine who...
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“See you in Siena…” I have been thinking about Siena lately—Alessandra’s brother Luca, who lives...
Salsicce~ “Marco, oggi facciamo salsicce per il pranzo,” Nonna said one morning as I finished...
Funghi…Mushrooms~ “Hey, you sure are a fun guy,” my sixth-grade science teacher would say, trying...
Happy Mother’s Day~ My very first trip to Italy was in 2001. Richard and...
MOSCA e ZANZARA~ The weather has been absolutely perfect this past week here in the...
And now there is “Mark and Marcella” …well, almost… While the book is being laid...
Caravaggio~ Today a good friend is traveling to Italy to spend a month in Rome...