What is it?
The Daily Cure for me is trying to smell taste touch—really experience— something, each day, that reminds me that I'm alive and, mostly, happy to be here. A small moment that should go a long way, at least in theory.Categories
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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
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