My Jewish Father Could Have Been Italian
My father as a Marine My father lived to be nearly 101 years old. Though he was never able to visit our house in Italy, when I think...
Memorable Moments
Most of my writing about Italy has focused on the experience of owning a house and immersion in small town life. But when you travel in...
New Years Resolutions for a Quasi-Ex-Pat: Cultivate your Garden
Remembering a New Year's Eve in Italy with an international group of guests reminds us of the joys of knowing our neighbors-- across the...
That's Entertainment! Part II
The leisure-time options in small town Italy are rich and truly entertaining. With a healthy sense of humor and joy in tradition,...
Here's what I cooked in LeMarche this month...
It's always an adventure and a delight to cook in Italy. Everything is super fresh; interesting products in the supermarket add...
Palpable Fear
How does one measure trauma in a community? In Penna San Giovanni, about 25 miles from the center of the recent seismic activity, our...
That's Entertainment!
With centuries of traditional culture behind them, Italians have a gift for finding totally satisfying entertainment in simple pleasures,...
Unfathomable Italy
We're foreigners and though we've had a house in Italy for ten years, there are so many cultural idioms we will never understand. And so...
I'll have the fish juice, please...
We've been coming to Italy together as a family now for some 13 years. It's kind of pitiful how little our language skills have improved....
The Earthquake, Viewed from Afar
Our house being re-built in 2008 Photo by Jesse Walker Back here in the States, we try to remotely assess the damage to our town and to...
