Take Me with You!
Uh oh. Tango sees the suitcases wide open on the floor. Something’s up. “Take me with you!” He pleads. No, the Kitty Cat is not coming along, but he’ll be well-loved while I’m away eating Italian...
Italian Stone: Show of Fine Art Monoprints
Merging my multiple loves for expression, I have pulled from my 15 years of travel and 60,000 photos in Italy, and combined them with graphic overlays for one-of-a-kind monoprints. Milan, Florence,...
Signage, Graphics and Street Art Around Milan
My Designer/Artist's eye thrills at the strong visuals of signage – old and new – graphic elements and street art that I find in Milan and beyond. Whether polished, "high design", antique lettering,...
Window Shopping in Milan
Milan – one of the fashion capitals of the world – has some knock-out, incredible, no-concept-or-cost-barred window displays! Walk along Via Monte Napoleone and Via della Spiga, the posh shopping...
Trattoria Villetta Bar
When a photo of this little building popped up on the Milano per Sempre Facebook page, I thought, “I’ve got to go see that!” The age and “flavor” of the Trattoria Villetta Bar caught my eye.
After antiques, eating for hours on a hilltop in Ozzano
Hunting antiques by flashlight, followed by a drive in the frosty countryside, more antiques, then a three-hour meal with a view. Incredible.
Eighteenth Century Fashion at Palazzo Morando
In one of the fashion capitals of the world, what better sight is there to see than a show of eighteenth century clothing, and modern-day clothing it inspired. The show at Palazzo Morando is titled “Sette Cento” – literally “seven hundred”, but referring to the 1700s, thus the eighteenth century.
Mineral Collection at the Museum of Natural History of Milan
What an incredible, jaw-dropping collection of mineral specimens from around the world! Such size, color, geometry, variety, complexity/simplicity. Wow. In all these years of coming to Milano, I had...
Stresa, along the shore of Lago Maggiore
What an invitation, to spend the day with Antonio, Donatella and Loredano at Lago Maggiore, in "the Lakes Region", northwest of Milan! Once beyond the autostrada, and partway along the lakeshore, we...
Cat-like New Year’s Eve Sunny Day
New Year’s Eve. 1:14 on a sunny afternoon. My tall doors open to the cool, 43-degree air, sun and the canal view streaming in. How delightful to sit here, cat-like, enjoying this bright winter day.
I like to eat in Italy.
Oh, how I love to eat here in Italy. What is it that makes it all so delicious? Unlike the misconceptions, "Italian food" is NOT all "pizza and pasta". There's so very much more! The freshness of...
How does one use a bidet?
"How does one use a bidet? Is it for washing your feet? Is it for chilling your prosecco?"… Many American friends have been puzzled about using a bidet, and have asked for an explanation. With a...