Everything Tagged ‘Italy’

Bridges

Bridges
I’ve been back in the US for just under a month. Although the shores of the Adriatic and the white wash of Puglia’s countryside feel very  far way, it also seems like I’ve been back for only days. Funny the way time plays tricks on us this way. It always will I suppose, so long as...
February 3rd, 2012 | Blog | Read More

The Laundry Line

The Laundry Line
On a slow moving Sunday afternoon I went back to and old file on my computer titled IN PROGRESS WRITING. As I had imaged there was the sketch of an essay in there titled “Clothes Line” created on March 5, 2006. I am not sure I have opened it since until today. But clearly there has been a...
December 20th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

Thankful

Thankful
Last week I experienced my third Thanksgiving in Italy and surprisingly, the holiday celebration has gotten a little bit more American every year instead of the other way around. It stated with a few American friends and some pumpkin ravioli taking notice of the American tradition but not reveling too...
November 27th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

A little East Coast and Phase 2

A little East Coast and Phase 2
Back to Puglia after a month long respite in the U.S. The break was great……needed I’d say. I toured New England and New York in my little black Toyota that sat piled under snow last winter in my father’s Boston driveway. It wasn’t so much a whirlwind but a series of rock solid visits and...
September 10th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

Mercatino del Gusto

Mercatino del Gusto
Held last week in Maglie just south of Lecce, The Mercantino del Gusto brilliantly showcased the variety of artisinal food from the top of the heel to the very bottom. Put on by Slow Food Puglia, the event was a 5 day extravaganza full of tastes and samples of everything this delicious region has to...
August 8th, 2011 | Blog | Read More
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