Italy has many, many dirt roads that are called strade bianche, or white roads.  The earth here is so full… Read more White Roads and Weddings

I hate to start the countdown, but we only have ten days left in Italy.  I think of all those… Read more Impossible Causes

I certainly hope there’s not a limit on how much happiness and beauty two people can experience.  If there is,… Read more How Many Perfect Days are We Allowed?

There are so many perfect days here, I hate to declare any one more perfect than another.  However, this one… Read more The Perfect Day

The day before my birthday, Saturday, we went with Michelangelo and Rossella to the antique market in Arezzo.  This market… Read more Italians

Seasons Autumn has arrived in our corner of Tuscany.  It came very suddenly after a violent thunderstorm.  It’s as if… Read more Meandering

Today is my 60th birthday.  60. Years. Old.  I’m a little stunned by it.  I’m not depressed about it because… Read more A Dog Attack, a Bicycle Race, and a Threshold Crossed

Our perfect weather streak came to an end today.  This morning was cloudy and foggy, then light rain in the… Read more A Day with Friends

Tuesday was another gorgeous day in the Valtiberino.  We started the day with a long walk through the country, some… Read more Peace is Good

There must be one.  Of all the things that Italy does well, food tops almost every list.  Certainly, it tops… Read more The Patron Saint of Good Eating