Last Friday, after my whirlwind morning in Genova, I continued on to Sanremo for what was likely my last visit with my...
Sardenara: Not-Quite-Pizza, with Anchovies
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Turgid Toes
I just took my shoes off as it approaches midnight and I have turgid, little, sausage toes! It's still 81 degrees out...
The Italian “Umm”
"Allora…" I hear it all the time, and I did 2 years ago when I was here… so much so that I asked about it. It's the...
“Fatto a Mano”: Wingtips
"Made by Hand". I so love the traditional handcrafts at home in each country and culture. Over time there are those...
Mako & Ma Qing Sheng
Two Chinese and one American strolling together along the Naviglio Grande speaking Italian, their only common...
Hannah & Zibby
The excitement of a college-time trek through Europe! Hannah & Zibby started together on June 8, in Newcastle...
Jackrabbit or Kangaroo?
Riding my bike along the canal today, I saw two jackrabbits loping through the now-mowed rapeseed field. These weren't...
Certosa on a Sunny Day
A sunny holiday in the middle of the week calls for a bike ride. Apparently every family in Milano had the same...
Festa della Repubblica
While here in Milano for the cycle of a full year, I've tried to get some sense of every holiday or special occasion....
The Milanese Man Purse
Two "fashion" trends persist for men around here: orange-colored pants and the Milanese "man purse", a sleeker,...
300-Year-Old Pages
Another day at the Antiques Market along the Naviglio Grande. Summer is in full swing and tourists have found this hot...
Nino: A Contemporary Master
It was another sunny afternoon and a good time to go to the Piazza del Duomo to wander around. I hadn't known that...
Rapeseed & Red Poppies
My flight arrived yesterday evening, followed by a train ride into the city. I caught a cab and loved the winding ride...
The Air is Fresh and Clean
It's a lovely day here in Seattle. The sun was shining first thing this morning while I scurried around to get the...
A Question of Perspective
My house in Seattle is a mansion. My living room here is as big as my whole apartment in Milan. All of this space for...
Fast on the Canal
The fence joints along the canal were interesting to Dad, so I had stopped to take some detail shots. One of the...
No Shoehorns
This has been crystallizing for a while and I finally honed it to this kernel: "If you have to use a shoehorn, maybe...
Canal Flea-Market Purchases
The original plan was to head to Firenze for the day (!), but I caught a short, quick cold Friday night and couldn't...
Antiques Along the Grand Canal
On the last Sunday of the month, one can browse Antiques and Flea-Market-Finds for as far as the eye can see (2...
Luigi Gathers Wood
Running parallel to the Naviglio Pavese canal, between the bike path and the highway, is a drainage ditch overgrown by...