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Paint makes everything pop out
Dubious at first but if Italians have taught me anything, and they’ve taught me allot – be bold with color! It really does make everything pop out. New like paint as they say…and what a great way to start out the New Year!
Holiday esprit on Lake Garda
Michel Montaigne said, “if you press me to say why I loved him, because he was he and i was i”
Best thing about creating a noodle angel army in Bohemia?
They become a force for love….
The Odyssey: Moving to Geneva when time felt serious
In the middle of my odyssey, I landed in Geneva, a deeply serious place. A truly participatory democracy where each person in every single one of Switzerland’s 26 Cantons takes part; there really is no other place quite like it. In Rome, time stood still. In Paris, it flew right by. In Malta time feltContinue reading “The Odyssey: Moving to Geneva when time felt serious”
The last time I saw Paris
View from our flat in 2009. It was Christmas. And we had so many seasons. We’ll always have Paris.
Italy responds well in a crisis, and they’ve also become “a model for the world” as Fauci recently said.
Feeling relieved after getting my Pfizer booster shot today. Italy has made it so easy, so seamless. I remain impressed. They were hit first and hardest in the west and yet, they’ve done 3 things; mask, distance and successfully vax the majority of the population. Italy truly is a country with a strong sense ofContinue reading “Italy responds well in a crisis, and they’ve also become “a model for the world” as Fauci recently said.”
