Dear Blog Readers — the following post is a contribution from one of my Italian blog readers, Isabella Isola, who wrote to me and asked me if I would publish her message. It is her thoughts about some items on sale for Christmas at a famous Italian Lingerie shop (similar to Victoria’s Secret in the […]
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There are stories that we cover year after year in Italy, and one is the lighting of the Vatican Christmas tree, and although it doesn’t involve much journalistic skill, I enjoy doing it because it puts me in the Christmas spirit. The lighting ceremony was this past Friday and here are a few of my
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I don’t know if any of you remember the Enjoli ad back in the 1980s where the beautiful blond wiggled around and sang: “I can bring home the bacon,Fry it up in a pan, And never let you forget you’re a man! “I can work ’til five o’clock,Come home and read Tickety-Tock And if its
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Dear Blog Readers, While we are all waiting to hear who Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2013 is, I thought I would share with you Mozzarella Mamma’s choice: Pope Francis –Mozzarella Mamma’s Person of the Year 2013 Ok, I admit I am biased because I had a front row seat at his election, I’ve
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My kids and I often joke about a scene in the movie “The Lord of the Rings” where two mischievous hobbits Pippin and Merry are messing around while a group of solemn wizards, elves, hobbits and dwarves is deciding to create the Fellowship of the Ring and set out on a dangerous mission to Mordor
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Last week my husband and I celebrated 20 years of marriage with a visit to the Italian village of Ravello, perched on the mountains above the Amalfi Coast with tiny streets, ravishingly beautiful villas with spectacular gardens and magnificent views. I can’t think of any place more romantic than Ravello. We had booked ourselves at
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Dear Blog Readers — As I made my through the center of Rome down Via del Corso one day after work this week, I came upon this man drawing his version of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” on the sidewalk. Since I am a big fan of street performers, I stopped to take a look
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Today has been one of those days. I don’t even know why, I am just grouchy and frustrated. A wannabee super-mamma with a flat tire, running around going flop, flop, flop with every turn of the wheel. I can’t keep up with work and kids and blog and I want to hop into a brightly
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