Category Archives: ITALY

The taste of yellow

Posted on March 9, 2017 by The Daily Cure

DAY: Thursday, even though I woke up feeling—think Bill Murray in Ground Hog’s Day—that it was Wednesday all over again and that it would be kinda nice if it were, in fact, Saturday. MORNING MEDITATION: 10 minutes. Went pretty well today. I’m new at … Continue reading →

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To love. To red. A color story.

Posted on February 14, 2017 by The Daily Cure

Today is one of the great clichés. And as with most clichés, there’s a reason for its existence. We do love and we love passionately. And without love we would be nothing. But our love isn’t wrapped up in hearts … Continue reading →

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Color Story #16: Winter warmth

Posted on November 1, 2016 by The Daily Cure

Cold has come. And as we all sort of thought it might, it came hard. We were so lulled into the warmth, so used to it, that when the cold came it took us, sillies that we are, by surprised. … Continue reading →

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Tastes of summer

Posted on June 8, 2016 by The Daily Cure

Monique and I walked down the street, eating tomatoes like apples. We each had a big one so sweet and juicy that there was no other alternative. Juice ran down our chins and fingers until there was nothing left. I can’t tell you … Continue reading →

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Springing lightly into Spring

Posted on March 26, 2016 by The Daily Cure

Hello all. Haven’t blogged in forever. Life’s been busy and not in the kind of way you want to blog about. But Spring is here and along with it, enough of all that! Light, color, and, yes, a bit of … Continue reading →

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Cold weather bruschette with cavolo nero, or kale

Posted on November 7, 2015 by The Daily Cure

Buon giorno! Ciao tutti! Come state? Che bello rivedervi! I’m pulling out all the standard phrases here and — Ma come siete belli! — and that last one for good measure, because I’m so happy to be back. At least … Continue reading →

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Summer (Coffee) Yumminess

Posted on July 23, 2015 by The Daily Cure

You never forget your first granita. Mine was the classic granita al limone on the island of Favignana. Somewhere there’s a black and white snapshot of me, bent in full concentration, over this Mediterranean wonder of ice, lemon juice and … Continue reading →

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A walk about near the new digs

Posted on June 23, 2015 by The Daily Cure

A couple weeks ago, I told you we were moving. And so we did! We moved from a couple kilometers outside the center of Milan to the very heart of it. We vacated the place on the left and landed in the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my city

Posted on January 9, 2015 by The Daily Cure

Thank you, New York Times, for showing it off so beautifully.

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Red Shoes R Us

Posted on January 7, 2015 by The Daily Cure

Just before Christmas, the Milan shop windows were full shoes. Red shoes. These oxfords caught my eye. They wanted to dance, or at least attend a very chic New Year’s Eve party. I love red shoes, but even as I type … Continue reading →

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