Rome at Christmas
Romans are yearning for 2021. We are all. In Covid-time Rome, life at Christmas time continues, with many traditions chiseled deeply by tradition and […]
Where do you want to go ?
There is bright sun today in much of Italy. In Positano it bounces off the shiny majolica tiles, and is nearly blinding. Everyone has cast […]
Giving Italy
In this surreal year of 2020, being unable to hug and spend time physically with family, friends, and loved ones has proven a major destabilization […]
Traditions and Wonders : Looking Ahead
My neighborhood pasticceria is making their holiday panettone and the fragrance spills out onto the street. The smell of the buttery, yeasty, dome-shaped Christmas bread […]