Author Archives: The Daily Cure

Able was I ere I saw Elba

Posted on June 13, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Saturday, June 11. School’s over, and we celebrate by leaving town as fast as our legs, tires and hulls will carry us. A little less than four hours outside Milan we arrive in Piombino, but thanks to bad highway management, … Continue reading →

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Riddle answered

Posted on June 10, 2011 by The Daily Cure

The answer to the riddle: I am “La Chaise Lounge Chair” designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1948 for a competition held by the Museum of Modern Art. I was inspired by the sculpture “Floating Figure” by Gaston Lachaise. … Continue reading →

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Riddle

Posted on June 9, 2011 by The Daily Cure

I arrived today, wrapped in enormous quantities of bubble wrap. Who, or what, am I?

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Quit that day job! Interpret dreams instead!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by The Daily Cure

You could try to interpret your dreams to gain self-knowledge. You could look to your dreams for clues about the future. You might ignore your dreams as complete tripe. Or you could, especially if you were Neapolitan, use them to … Continue reading →

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The sum is greater than the itty bitty parts

Posted on June 7, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Being a person entirely too prone to seeing metaphor all around her, and to enthusiastically point it out to friends, family and uninterested by-standers, I have once again stumbled upon something that, well, means something to me. (Doesn’t that sum … Continue reading →

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Healed by a single flower

Posted on June 6, 2011 by The Daily Cure

So many of you have been kind enough to write or leave comments saying, “Are you okay? We haven’t heard from you in a while.” And the answer is a resounding yes. I’ve been working. And as my work is … Continue reading →

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Administrative item

Posted on May 25, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Just posting today to let you know—if you haven’t noticed yet—that I’ve added a “Food Images” page to my blog. It’s right up there in the menu next to “Home” and “About.” It’s mostly a compilation of images from my … Continue reading →

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Savoring the Roman T(heat)er

Posted on May 24, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Today, which was more sweltering than yesterday, I had the unique honor of accompanying my eleven year old’s class on a walking tour of Roman Milan. It was, in a word, fascinating. I could go on and on about the … Continue reading →

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Bring on the heat

Posted on May 23, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Well. Here we are mid-to-late May, and it feels like summer’s in full swing. At 8:00 this morning, pedestrians were plying the sidewalks, wishing they’d worn less. It’s hot. And in the afternoons, Milan wears its preferred warm weather adjective: … Continue reading →

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A real palazzo

Posted on May 19, 2011 by The Daily Cure

The word “palazzo” is thrown around loosely here. At the end of the day, it’s used to mean “apartment building.” But there are, in Milan, palazzi which deserve the unavoidable association an English speaker makes with the word “palace.” Here … Continue reading →

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