EMOTIONS MOVE AT THEIR PACE
You never know when you might need it. I couldn’t have written my books unless I had written it down at that moment, no matter how mundane the event appeared at the time. After all, emotions move at their own pace. “See enough. and write it down, i tell myself. And then some morning, when the world seems drained of wonder, some day when I’m going through the motions of doing what i am supposed to do, which is write.
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WAITING FOR GODOT
We named him Godot because sometimes you have to wait and know when you’ve arrived
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THIS STRANGELY HAPPY ENTITY
Gore Vidal spent half his life in Italy and called it ‘this strangely happy entity’. Don’t know how they do it, but they still are….some say it’s all about ‘nonna’. Could be, most days I hear someone talking about their grandmother, in the street, the market, my house - she is still protected, she must not be cold in winter, left alone, but held dear, in spirit; above all else.
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VELLUM VS ATTICUS
After 15 years of publishing I thought it was time to offer some advice. Coming at you from Lake Garda, located one hour from Europe’s most romantic; here’s some balcony advice. From platform compatibility to pricing, the latest video is on baileyalexander.com.
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MEANWHILE IN NORTHERN ITALY
Weather was unsteady this summer, super hot, then cool, more rain than I remember and lots of moments like this
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WILL THE EU DIE A DEATH, AS PREDICATED BY MANY PODCASTERS, OR WILL IT WAKE UP AND RESHAPE ITS DESTINY
The EU has strayed from its founding principles, of an organization created to ensure peace among its members, pooling sovereignty in very specific areas, defined by the Treaties unanimously approved by its member states, to something that resembles an autocracy, trampling over its members legitimate concerns. The Europhiles discuss this, and the broader geopolitical changes sweeping our worldview. Available on Apple, spotify, Castos and all the rest…. Link: couple-of-europhiles.castos.com/episodes/…
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN SEATTLE
To think I haven’t been back home in 15 years. Everyone I loved has left the city. Change is constant and time does fly and it was such fun to sail around the city, and up north, where the mountains and the sea meet. Little wonder I ended up on Lake Garda.
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Lido life on Lake Garda
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The winds of Lake Garda; Ora, Peler, Viness, Panolot, Vent to name a few
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CROSSING A THRESHOLD INTO THE WORLD OF SUPERHEROES WITH ANNA FILA ROBATTINO
In my book, “Personal Legends of Piemonte” we meet Anna Fila Robbatino and cross another threshold, entering her secret garden. Anna is famous for her nature hikes in Piemonte, Italy - and they really do provide a peak experience. Young and old people alike take copious notes. She refers to her herbs as Superheroes, and we discover how to heal our body; realizing our bodies are much wiser than we think.
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Midsummer night dreams
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LIVING IN BOHEMIA
Living in Prague let having cognac and ice cream on a Sunday afternoon feel just right. Romantic, I heard her whispering sweet things into my ear, like a subliminal mantra, daring me to let go of my bourgeoisie past. My mind opened up and became fanciful.
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LIVING IN BOHEMIA
Living in Prague made having a cognac and ice cream on a Sunday afternoon feel just right. A romantic kind of place whispering sweet things into my ear, like a subliminal mantra, daring me to let go of my bourgeoisie past. My mind opened up and became fanciful. Excerpt from “A European Odyssey; how a boxer’s daughter found grace”
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MONTAIGNE ON LYING
Montaigne: “Lying is an accursed vice, it’s only our words which bind us together and make us human. If we realized the horror and weight of lying, we would see that it is more worthy of the stake than other crimes…
Read morePiemonte is the secret that needs to be told. Why, because they create the majority of Italy’s finest products. Including Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera. And so much more…
Read moreNew series ‘Outrageous’ is fun, but… JK Rowling says: The story of the extraordinary Mitford sisters has never been told as well as they tell it themselves.
Read moreCultural Realities are a gift when we stop projecting and start absorbing
Read moreJean Cocteau: “What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.”
Read moreDawn Powell: “Satire is people as they are; romanticism, people as they would like to be; realism, people as they seem with their insides left out.”
Read moreThose Moments
Read moreIn response to the micro blog challenge on bridges; I give you one somewhere in Bohemia
Read moreFLORAL HOMEWORK
In this wicked, wicked world there is beauty everywhere. Why not study it like Johann Wolfgang con Goethe: Goethe’s approach to studying plants was holistic, emphasizing understanding the whole plant rather than just its individual parts. He believed in observing plants closely, mentally “transforming” one organ into another in his mind to grasp their interconnectedness. His work laid the foundation for modern plant genetics and evolutionary biology.
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