Visiting Istanbul for a few days does not put me in a position to make any reliable conclusions about Turkish women, so instead I want to share some photos and impressions. I was intrigued by the chic use of the hijab headscarves with rather glamorous long trench coats cinched in at the waist with a […]
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Dear Blog Readers—I am on a three day trip to Istanbul and although it is a bit of a divergence from my Italy and Mothering themes, I would like to share a few thoughts on one of my favorite cities in the world, and a few comments on Turkey in general. I do not profess
I have written extensively about the Italian women I know being talented, able to do their jobs and then go home and run the household, cooking up fantastic meals, washing and ironing for their husbands and children while managing to still look glamorous. See my posts Non e’ la Dolce Vita and The Italian Super-Mamma.
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I’ve been writing for nearly a year now about how hard it is for an American Mamma to reach the looks standards of the Italian women. Women in Italy are style-conscious and impose high standards on themselves in terms of physical looks and dressing. I have written about my desperate attempts to have luscious legs,
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI. The period before and after the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI was probably the most professionally intense of my life. There were great challenges to keep job and family afloat. It was also incredible thrill,
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Dear Blog Readers – I didn’t realize that anyone would actually read all the way to the end of my post “Teenagers: Will I Survive?”, but apparently some of you did because I have received personal emails asking me if I actually was foolish enough to go out Saturday night (last night), leaving my home
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Yesterday I got the fun assignment of covering Woody Allen’s presentation of his latest film, “To Rome with Love”, starring Woody himself, Penelope Cruz, and Roberto Benigni among others. Despite being the “world premiere” Woody personally chose not to let the foreign press into the morning press screening because the film was dubbed into Italian
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Anyone who knows what I look like would not recognize me these days. My hair is standing on end—driven directly skyward by horrible teenage behavior. Yes, I said horrible. And while my hair is standing on end the rest of me is sagging. All my enthusiam and energy has been drained away by endless,
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