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Canine Prayers etc.
Part I: The Department of Prayers I saw this posted inside the Duomo of Sant’Andrea (images posted below) in the beautiful mountain town of Carrara. It’s “The Dog’s Prayer” translated from Italian: Oh Lord of all creatures, see that man, my owner, … Continue reading
That says it all
Excellent interactive feature in the New York Times today about the use of hand gestures in Italian communication. Too good to be described, so I’ll just give you the link: A Short Lexicon of Italian Hand Gestures. And here’s the … Continue reading
Some advice from the ladies
This has nothing to do with Italy or France. It’s just a musing of mine on this post-election morning. Today, as happens on many days, I looked in the mirror only to realize that I’m one day older. This aging … Continue reading
Posted in THEY SAY
Tagged advice, diana vreeland, illustrations, jane goodall, josephine baker, julia child, Obama, susan sontag, toni morrison
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Beautiful, bilingual, macaronic mash-up
What I overheard last weekend coming from my daughters’ bedroom: It’s the kind of thing the older one says, with facility, howling with laughter. An alliterative, language-loving mixture of her two mother tongues. Something I could never hope to concoct, … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, THEY SAY
Tagged alliteration, bilingual, childhood, fairytales, growing up, macaronic verse
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Thoughts on gender and two watering cans
I’ve been searching assiduously for an old watering can. The galvanized kind. The kind that’s already lasted forever and still has life in it. New at the gardening store here, they are 60 euros. That’s a pretty strong case to … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE, ITALY, THEY SAY
Tagged anaffiatoio, gender, inaffiatoio, rossoir, watering cans
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You, too, are an honorary Italian
I apologize in advance to my Italian readers who may find this post terribly cliché or just simple-minded on my part. But this is one of those things that, as an American and an outsider, I find both endlessly entertaining … Continue reading
Rust never sleeps
Are you ready for a weak hello, from far away, squeaking imperceptibly from the jaws of the tin-man? Because that’s what it feels like—finding my blogger’s voice after so long. “Sono arrugginita,” I’d say in Italian. I’m rusted. Rusted over. … Continue reading
It’s your (un)lucky day
OK. I meant to post this yesterday, but I got overwhelmed with “things” and, quite frankly, forgot. What a lousy blogger, when I can’t even say things on the days they are relevant, right? Wrong! Because today, I lived through … Continue reading
Hurry up and wait
A few posts ago, I was inspired by the Trattoria Milanese (via Santa Marta 11, Milano) to write about tomato sauce. Remembering with mouth-watering fondness that meal and wondering, already, when I can hope to repeat it, I am trying … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning #3: The change of season
A small one-week feature on what happens when we clean our houses. What bubbles to the surface. What reveals itself to be true. What our junk says about our current state and next steps. What the season does to us. … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, THEY SAY
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