Italians’ Gift for Organizing
Italians, it seems, have a special talent for evolving simple concepts into complex and…
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Red, White and Green Space: National Parks in Italy and Canada
Canada and Italy possess striking landscapes, each unique in its own right, and no less…
ABOUT THE COVER: The Art of Love
Winter is a quiet time – a time to cozy up to a fire with a hot drink and watch the…
Filò: An Olde-Tyme Christmas Story
The ritual demanded that if the girl wasn’t interested in a suitor, she would decline…
Gift
“We had a five-hour wait for the train in Genova on our way back home from Sardegna. I…
Cycling in Sardegna
“Time is not a measure of distance,” Francesca’s son, Marco, says to her when she…
Cicoria Roadside Stories
Many Italian immigrants who came to America in the last century were certainly…
Celebrating Italian Food
I have decided that I do not want an engagement ring. What I want instead is an…
The Anthropology of Fire
“Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves.” (Italian proverb) Monday,…
Italy in Lockdown
I walked the beach where Mario Ruoppolo recorded metaphors for Neruda. I put my feet in…