Restaurant with a view
In Agliano, Piemonte, located in northern Italy you can enjoy the spa - and the view isn’t too bad either.
Finding your elixir
“Expectations were exceeded on a weekly basis in Prague. A neighborhood store confirmed suspicions that elusive Bohemian ideals might be hidden behind patterns of another kind. I found a retailer where I could mix my own elixir of scents and oils with various olive oils, specialty liqueurs, brandies, and whiskies of all kinds. After making a purchase the young saleswoman wrote the name in cursive with a large white pencil on the artisan styled clear bottles."
Excerpt From A European Odyssey: How A Boxer’s Daughter Found Grace Bailey Alexander
Why I named my dog Godot.
Godot did arrive. Post party.
When I’d do the dishes, think about people’s stories, relive the memories…
Godot did arrive.
Once upon a time in Europe
W/Yumi Katsura, the doyenne of Japanese wedding dress; once upon a time. I went to her couture show, then to dinner at a night club in the Marais, in the 4th in Paris. She sat at the head table, alone, everyone else, her designers, choreographers, sat around her, it was surreal. I asked if she’d take a photo - she was so cool.
Prince had performed at this venue the night before.
There was the fin de siècle, then there was another time, long gone, that I think I captured in my book, an interesting twist on the travelogue. Once upon a time in Europe….
“A European Odyssey; how a boxers daughter found grace”.
This mist is lovely for the wine and eyes
The nebbia, the fog of Piemonte is atmospheric and everywhere.
The Fog, the shroud...
‘nebbia’, the fog of Piemonte, a shroud that buries the plains - only trees and steeples pierce thru - i miss it
leaving the ordinary world
that’s what it felt like living in a new region of Italy, new home, lifestyle
living amongst people so attached to their land they make it appear magical
