Nostalgia
Sunday, October 30th, 2022
This word is written exactly the same in Italian and in English although it’s pronounced a bit differently. So why am I writing a blog post about this. First of all I haven’t written a post for a LONG time as my friend Renata reminded me not too long ago and also because the circuitous […]
Nostalgia
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“Hosteria”or”Osteria”?
Saturday, August 27th, 2022
In August it seems like everyone goes away for vacation. Obviously not everyone but lots of stores are closed and there are lots of parking spaces available in our the city which is a rarity in our neighborhood. It all seems a little bit strange, perhaps like a movie by a quirky director. Today even […]
“Hosteria”or”Osteria”?
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Death of Peppino
Thursday, May 19th, 2022
Peppino is a name, a diminutive of Giuseppe, just like Joe is a diminutive of Joseph. Peppino was 16 years old which would be a short life for a person but a fairly long life for a cat. Laura has had him since he was a kitten and of course my relationship with Peppino has […]
Death of Peppino
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That Was The Week That Was (and not a good one)
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
Starting from the beginning: on Sunday April 17 Laura drove to Torino. Her daughter who lives in India was due to arrive with her family a few days later and she had some work to do in the house before they arrived. She planned to then spend another couple of weeks with them before returning. […]
That Was The Week That Was (and not a good one)
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