While all around the community people were wearing kelly green and mylar shamrocks on Thursday, a few friends of mine...
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Figure of Speech
Ten years ago today, the earth shook both Seattle and my life. "Scared to death" is not just a figure of speech.
Catkins Poppin’
In spite of the snow and hail that keep passing through… and the continued temperatures in the 30s, signs of...
Milano Coat
While waiting to meet with a client, I stopped in a book store to browse and get a coffee. This man was in line in...
Shadow Tree
The most beautiful thing I saw today. The scene: a building along the west of a busy mall parkway in south Seattle,...
Buon Anno! Happy New Year!
Buon Anno. Tanti Auguri. Happy New Year. Many Good Wishes. L'anno duemilleundici. The year two thousand eleven. Vi...
Maiden Octopus
Saturday. Past 10:00 in the evening and the house smells good of octopus cooking since 9:26. A few garlic cloves, a...
November Canalside
One year ago, late November, I was riding my beloved bike route along the Naviglio Pavese, one of the several canals...
Buy More Stuff
"Black Friday". THE day upon which retailers place their hopes and base their projections for their year's sales and...
Bubblegum & Basketweave in Seattle
As a designer and photographer, one of the most stimulating aspects of being in Italy was its visual lushness. Every...
Figs in Prosciutto Jackets
The inspiration of living in Italy will likely continue on for a very long time. I recently split fresh figs and...
Farmers Market Lasagna
Seattle's chilly summertime is winding down with scattered sunshine following cloudy mornings. Warm evenings are rare,...
Italia in America
I'm grateful for the little reminders of Italia that I encounter here in Seattle, going about my day. Names for...
Crab at the Water’s Edge
"We're having a crab feed on the beach tomorrow night. Do you want to come?" There's only one answer for that...
No Place Like Home
As Dorothy said, "there's no place like home". This spring, in anticipation of leaving Milano, I had my eye open for...
Rhubarb Homecoming
Sunday Morning. August 1. (I arrived home yesterday in late afternoon.) Home in the summer chill of Seattle with a 60...
New Faces, More New Friends
How often do any of us put ourselves in the position to meet so many people in so many ways in so short a time? How...
Cogne: Alpine Italy
Journal Entry: 24 Luglio The bus just left Aosta, heading back to Milano. I have been visiting my friends, Ewa and...
Goodbye Mary
It would have been impossible to leave Milano without saying "goodbye" to Mary. Our first meeting is a story in...
Hot Like a Sauna
It's been toasty-o here in Milano lately, with temperatures in the high 80s to high 90s, and humid. When I walk out of...