WAITING IN LINE FOR 12 HOURS TO SEE THE POPE
Excerpt from my first book, “A European Odyssey; how a boxer’s daughter found grace” Everyone felt the gravity of the announcement. The Pope was dying and I lived just minutes from the epicenter. History’s most well-traveled Pope and first non-Italian to hold the title of Bishop since the sixteenth century was allowing the Eternal City to unify the past and present. Italians won’t react unless they have to do it in a minute.
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Time to stop cycling, take a moment to wish everyone kindness, joy and happiness - on this Good Friday
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I went to Rome for a book reading at Almost Corner Bookshop; was grateful for the opportunity. Then afterward I went to Le Mani in Pasta. A classic Roman restaurant where reservations are impossible. You have to show up at the right time, the stars must align and if you are so blessed you can sit down and enjoy pasta in a very intense yet basic way. The environs are noisy, informal and the room is small and the pasta is fantastic.
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LEGENDS
Welcome to the secret that needs to be told. You’re invited into the lives of 12 Piemontesi - 12 interviews along with a short story to introduce each one. Wine and cheese makers, herbalists, a famous chef, a bar owner, bureaucrat, teacher and of a car mechanic Luigi; after all, we’re in Italy! After living in Piemonte for 7 years it began to feel like a pilgrimage. Not one in search of penance or a blessing, but so many life lessons learned!
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