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Pouting for Springtime
I'm pouting. Tuesday morning and it's 34 degrees outside. Sunday morning I was riding a bike along the sea, wearing a...
The Rolling “Ciao”
Sun in my eyes yesterday and the day before! Temperatures in the 40s demanded that I mount two wheels and head off...
How About a Mortadella Burger?
This could easily be the next big thing. The new, chic food. All it would take is some hip New York restaurant to put...
Centrale Station Doorway
Getting out at Milano Centrale Metro Station to change from one line to another, I came up the escalator and was faced...
Winter Cat
January 7, at 40 degrees on a gray day, I bundled up and hopped on my bike for a ride along the canal. Down a ways,...
Oh So Chic in Paris
If someone had said to me: "You're going to Paris for a week, but the only thing you get to wear is what you wear on...
What are the highlights?
One of my cousins just wrote to me and asked, "What are the highlights of your time in Milan… so far?" I've been...
Pondering Lines
Today, I walked into a very dark room, let my eyes adjust, and then marveled at 22 pages from Leonardo da Vinci's...
Minstrel for Money
Again! I got on the subway. Seated myself. The doors closed, and "Twang!" As soon as the train pulled away from the...
Wet Feet in Milano
I'm smiling, amused. I just walked home in the pouring rain. Gym bag and groceries hanging heavy from my shoulder. My...
Fly to Venice for Cheap!
I just received this notice of cheap tickets to Venice, Milan, Florence (and other European cities) on Lufthansa....
Bluebird of Happiness
A wall along the canal features this singing bluebird and it makes me smile every time. Whether intended or not, it...
A Lesson from Angel
Many years ago a Mexican man named Angel worked for us in the orchard. He lived up the valley on the land of a...
Damn Spam
Sitting in my spam trash are 15,201 spam "comments" that have come in since September 5! (Yes. That's fifteen...
Extra Virgin
At almost 4 months' time here (with a few side trips away) I have now gone through a one liter bottle of Extra Virgin...
Leaping Frogs
Just had an hour and a half bike ride. A BIG snake crossed my path. Little frogs jumped out of the mud puddles in...
Questions for You
Hi. Just a few questions for you about how you wander around on this blog site. Do you use the search box? (Did you...
Long Time No Post
I know. Long time no post... I haven't posted much in the week since I got back from Ireland even though I have a...
The Canal’s End of Summer
I rode along the canal this evening. It's shifted. The seasons are changing. The temperature may be a couple degrees...