The night was pouring rain the first time we ventured outside of the big city of Rome, many years ago. We’d arrived at our vacation rental house in a remote country setting in Monte Argentario, overlooking the Mediterranean, with our travel buddies Dave and Roxanne, but because of the rainstorm, the power was off in [ Read More ]
Archive for February, 2026
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 ]
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 ]