Tag Archives: memory

Postcard #17: Never forget.

Posted on October 30, 2012 by The Daily Cure

First thing this morning, almost, I went downtown to the Picasso exhibit at the Palazzo Reale. Even though it doesn’t include “Guernica,” the show starts with a massive projection of the piece in the amazing Sala delle Cariatidi, the Caryatid … Continue reading →

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Confession #6: The air we breathe

Posted on August 5, 2011 by The Daily Cure

You can’t see it, of course, but air is one of the defining ingredients of a place. It can inspire as much longing or nostalgia as a certain type of bread or the view from a window in a room … Continue reading →

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Crispy memories

Posted on April 19, 2011 by The Daily Cure

This past Saturday we ate at Trattoria Ponte Rosso. The lunch was simultaneously satisfying, light, inventive and delicious—almost the same adjectives I would use to describe the place itself, tucked into one of those ancient, slightly sagging buildings on one … Continue reading →

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Postcard #4: Missing. Remembering.

Posted on October 1, 2010 by The Daily Cure

[Because there is no one to send this to me, I send it to myself: I love Italy, the gifts is has given me, the sense of family and place and belonging—though I will always and forever be a foreigner—and … Continue reading →

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New feature: “Memories Of”

Posted on September 9, 2010 by The Daily Cure

This post is the first in a new category of “The Daily {French-Italian} Cure” called “Memories Of.” These posts will be the contributions of others who have lived in or visited either Italy or France, and have a certain memory … Continue reading →

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