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Monday’s Pace
It's Monday in Milano, soon to turn 3:00 pm, the end of the day's slow start. I've been hunkered in the house at the...
The Last Bouquet
Saturday morning, 11:30. The church bell just tolled. Birds in the courtyard. A lovely, fresh breeze through the open...
Evening Canal Walks on the Navigli
At 10:15 last night, I stepped out the front gate from the public courtyard of my apartment complex and headed north...
Burrata, Mozzarella Cousin
Imagine making a cheesy pouch out of fresh mozzarella, then filling it with cream and mozzarella strands. That's...
Father’s Day Blooming
Happy Father's Day to my own "Pop", and to the other men that I know that get to say that they are "Dad". Sunday...
Figs and Borlottis
Fresh figs are in at the Saturday street market just a couple of blocks away, and they share the display with the...
Sweet Mary
Mary was sitting there at her desk when I stepped into the little back room adjoining the chapel at Milano's Cimitero...
Late Night Walk Home
A bunch of friends and I met up for a lecture at 9:15 pm at the Design Library. I walked almost a mile along the...
Language Overload
Journal Entry: Sunday, June 10 - On the train returning home to Milano after a weekend in Nice, France, on the Côte...
Porcini and Brooms
This is real Italian food. They're not over here just eating pizza and spaghetti. And they're NOT eating "Fettucine...
Talking Over the Fence
Standing in my skinny kitchen, washing the dishes, I heard a couple of women talking. I looked out my kitchen window...
Scented by Jasmine
Journal Entry - June 1, 2012 "How blessed and full of grace are these days, scented by the jasmine vine along the...
Hurled Rain!
What rain in the night! The raindrops must have been a half inch apart and hurled at the ground with such velocity!...
Enrica, My Courtyard Neighbor
I was sitting in my room typing today and heard "snip, snip, snip." I looked out my window into the little private...
Brunelleschi’s Dome
When going into a new town, seek out the highest point from which to get the most sweeping overview. This will quite...
Pope Benedict XVI Visits Milano
I saw the Pope today. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Milano yesterday for an evening greeting to the citizens that...
Tricolore Gelato
As it turned out just by chance, my dish of gelato was my nod to Italy. Today is June 2, a holiday celebrating the...
Milanese Courtyard Birdsong
Who can identify this birdsong? Granted, the video's not great; it's not intended to be. Just close your eyes and...
Neighborly Hydrangeas
Shortly after arriving in Milano, I had a nesting moment and went out to pull weeds in and around my little courtyard...