We all love a glass vase with some flowers on it. And now—Spring and Summer coming up next—we can have flowers to our heart content. I could never do the fancy Japanese arrangements, nor those 5-Stars Hotel Lobby arrangements—though I do envy them—but I do love a simple vase of flowers. From the most humble, […]
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Fall is not coming this year. I was earnestly expecting a month of full colors, golden leaves, and the various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown so typical of the Fall season. Instead the leaves are sticking to the trees for their dear life. Up to last week the trees were still green, the temperatures are around 65F, and there are […]
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Life in Italy 