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Afterthoughts
Elba is behind us now, a small green, ink splat in the Mediterranean that holds a special place in our hearts while the city of Milan and Life (again with a capital L) make other demands of our attention. And … Continue reading
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Life with a capital L goes to the beach
Sometimes, for a change of pace, it’s nice to take the more traditional route and make use of i bagni at the beach. While I definitely prefer the Mediterranean Sea in its naked, for-the-most-part un-art-directed form (please see “Now that’s … Continue reading
Island exile
Napoleon was here. On this island. In exile. He had two homes. One above the main port of Elba, Portoferraio, and another, this one, in the “countryside.” I have put countryside in quotation marks, because countryside is scarce on an … Continue reading
Beauty, re-sized
Not just in Elba, but all over Italy, the new Vogue Italia has come out, and it has, for the moment, left skinny girls all but out of the equation. And as I have been for the past week or … Continue reading
La pineta
Running parallel to the Tuscan coast is a strip of pine trees called la pineta. These are, for the most part, Mediterranean pines—beautiful umbrella shaped trees with tall straight trunks that shoot up then open over your head in a … Continue reading
Civil dressing for a deadly habit
Smoking kills, but the Island of Elba doesn’t find that reason enough not to accommodate the smoker and everyone else at the same time. Terra cotta ashtrays, as pretty as planters, are everywhere. And if it weren’t for the crop … Continue reading
The large, the small, and the public print
This is a visual addendum to the June 14 post, “A good day for green,” about the public referendum in Italy. As happens prior to all votes in Italy, the rules of voting and the points on the table are … Continue reading
Fresh.
As you may know, the “Slow Food” movement originated in Italy. People know, intuitively, passionately, that there’s something wrong with “fast” food. Nothing about eating, according to most Italians, really should be speedy…except perhaps how long it takes for the … Continue reading
Now that’s a swimming pool.
Who needs a pool when there’s a sea?
Able was I ere I saw Elba
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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