The Sweet Jar – Episode 11
“…she always strove to repair the small tears in the fabric of society to make things better, to leave things better than when she found them.”
The emotional-support pumpkin (soup)
I saw a video in the early hours of this day – around the time of the blood…
In attesa – waiting
While we watched an Italian game show, we packed. So it was extra easy the next morning to…
Mille passi – a thousand steps
There is a place I have wanted to go. But last time I was not mobile and it…
Questi stivali – these boots.
It was many years ago during a dermatological excision that we, in our family, learned that Nancy Sinatra…
Mercoledì
The city is hot. We are on the numero 15 tram…stiamo andando in centro – we are going to…
Molotov cocktails…and cocktails
Challenges create opportunities for action. We are in a time now where there are opportunities for you to find faith – to reach for something greater than yourself.
When Life Gives You COVID, make Lemon Cake
(Episode 27, Breathing Out Stars Podcast) Before I begin I want to say a thing about carrying on.…
Wedding Bells & The Blue Shoes
I am not the first to write about a wedding and neither will I be the last. My…
The Snow Cake
“They were the same little people whose snowy socks went around and around my dryer…”
Of fireflies & darkness.
There once was a five-year old boy. It was summertime — and of course — there were fireflies.…
A wallpaper wizard
Look, it is not a lot to ask, I don’t think. After years and years and sleepless nights…
L’Ambulanza italiana
It was maybe the first spring-ish day we have had thus far. Lucky for me I got to…
An expat in blue jello
But what, oh what, is a little old-ish expat to do on a rainy Sunday morning? After a…
Mountains on the moon…Firenze.
We have disappointed our hosts, again. They left us slippers to use…pantofole…but we have not used them. Le…