Bailey Alexander: Dreams from Northern Italy
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Complicated weather, from the top of the boot down to the bottom, in Italy
Weather’s cooled here in northern Italy, considerably, tho still complicated. So many summer storms, the kind we only see in spring. This morning was woken @5am. Felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz just going out to one of our balconies. Then my guy left for Paris, and while driving to one of Milan’s…
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Heatwave coming to an end
Brutal, but ending here in northern Italy. Nice thunderstorm this morning. However, last year’s summer was brutal from front to finish. Grateful for favors, large and small. Posted my comment on facebook, only to have friends share their own heatwave scenarios – everywhere.
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Do you live a new life in another language?
Another dinner party @ chez bay, but this one in Italian. Tricky, mio marito and favorite friends; emotional climes were ideal. I asked, they delivered. Actually doesn’t speak a word of english so maybe it was destiny. They say you live a new life in another language- perhaps – and cultural realities still exist n…
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Italian heatwave named Cerberus after the 3 headed monster in Dante’s Inferno
Just thought I’d share the latest weather report in Italy. After a blissful cool June into July sort of summer we got hit with our first heatwave. they’ve named it Cerberus after the 3 headed monster that features in Dante’s Inferno as guard to the gates of hell. just when I’m convinced they want to…
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Garda Rangers and other stories
Friend gave me this magazine today, knowing I’m writing a book in two languages. This magazine is written in 3; covering the Garda Rangers, Michelin star chefs and other locals of interest.
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Summer vibes
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“The lady with the Dog”
I have two but my focus has been on Gigi. Gastone is fine and Gastone bit Gigi, so Gastone will have less focus, for now. The bite became infected and the surgery was wicked, with stitches. Gigi’s on the mend and he’s started to follow me around. Normally this would irritate me, periodically, as he…
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The Reading Season: Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
I’ve written about Italo Calvino’s book before but its the kind of book that should be read and reread. So I’ll remind you again and you won’t be disappointed if you read it. Marco Polo is the tale-teller, and the venerable Kublai Khan his audience. We read stories about imaginary cities. Someone said, it’s like…
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The treasure beneath our feet
In my next book one of the interviews includes Fabrizio Garbarino, he’s the President of the Agricultural Consortium in Roccaverano. He and his team create award winning cheese – Robiola – and he also wishes people would appreciate the treasure beneath their feet. I call my book, “The Personal Legends of Piemonte,” and I hope…
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Small town vs the city life
I was such a snob for so many years. All I’d ever known was the city life, assuming it held held all the answers. It was all I’d ever known so I looked up to them, letting them reign supreme. Then I listened to the call to adventure, changed what I saw and this nonsense…
Got any book recommendations?