Genetics and Other Mysteries
A long-awaited visit from my identical twin sisters gave me a renewed sense of my place in the world....
A Guest with a Quest
An unexpected inspiration from a recent guest has me contemplating life, aging, and the durability of the spirit....
Breaking News From Anghiari
An update on what's going on in Anghiari and beyond....
Belonging
My visit to the US taught me why I love Italy so much....
Countdown to America
As I ready for my visit to the US, I am reminded of why I love it here - and there....
Italian Castles and Gelato
A perfect spring Sunday of discovering Italian castles and gelato....
Surviving Winter in Italy
The best cure for the winter doldrums is the promise of spring....
Wheels
My interest in cars begins and ends at something that gets me from point A to point B with as little trouble as possible. I want dependability, safety, and comfort. I have landed in a country that makes some of the most expensive and impressive cars in the world. ...
Seasonal Perspectives
One of the things we were looking forward to when we moved here was to experience the seasons. We’ve been coming to Italy for 25 years, so we’ve seen snippets of every season, but to witness the changes crosses a threshold between visiting and living. We got here in...
Beginnings
The sun has risen on this first day of 2022. I always love the feeling that a new year brings – a blank slate that we can color however we want. Whatever bad happened the previous year we can now put behind us in the category of “last year”. ...