Dan’s cousin Dean walked slowly out of the paint shop in the nearby town of Chiusi shaking his head in disbelief. “How does he do it!?” he muttered incredulously over how Dan, who spoke no Italian, managed to get exactly the right color and exactly the right paint from a shopkeeper who spoke no English. [ Read More ]
Archive for February, 2026
I suppose I could start off with the proverbial, “It’s a small world after all.” But honestly, I think there’s more to the story. In some respects, it is a small world. After all, earth is the 4th smallest planet in our solar system, making it surprisingly possible for us to fly out of Nashville [ Read More ]
“Citta della Pieve is so peaceful. It’s a wonderful place for you to write,” my friend Julia –a Brit married to an Italian– told me as we sat together at our favorite cafe, Matucci’s, with cappuccini in hand, sharing, as always, inspiring conversation. In those early days of living in our Italian house, a tangle [ Read More ]