Halcyon Moments

"Grazie, cara."  "Carissima." "Ciao bella".  These are common salutations in Italy, phrases I hear routinely f...

I drafted this post more than a month ago, when I was still in Florence.  The idea of "possibilities", though, is relevant in many...

One year ago today I woke up for the first time in my apartment in Florence.  When I walked out of the door, through my neighborhood and re...

While in the Maremma, we could see the distant outline of Isola d'Elba, an island I was interested in visiting. Back in Florence, I rea...

In order to remain in Florence for a long-term stay, a non-EU visitor must go to the "questura" to apply for a "permesso di...

After more than three months (March 9- June 18), I went lap swimming in a stunning outdoor pool in a park near my apartment in Florence....

My apartment in Florence is on the ground floor by Italian standards and the first floor by American standards.  Instead of a balcony, th...

On Monday morning, 15 June, I decided that I was going out for lunch each day during the upcoming week.  I have a friend here in Florence wh...

On the first Saturday after my quarantine, I had a "lunch date" with a friend. I wore the designer sunglasses that my daughter ...

Today, Friday, 12 June, was my first day out of the 14 day self-quarantine required on my return to Florence and my first day out of th...

I attended a meeting of an international women's league in Florence that was held in a stunning rooftop apartment with an import...

Arrivederci NYC- Buongiorno Florence! Saturday, September 7, 2019 I am leaving a city that I have visited fo...