Since moving to Italy, Hubby and I have been following the Mediterranean diet because it’s healthy and soooo delicious. You might want to give it a try too. Especially since many of us don’t get enough exercise, and real food is being replaced more and more by processed foods. Why not give this healthy dietContinueContinue reading “The Healthy Mediterranean Diet”
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Lockdown Isolation: Challenges and Blessings
Italy’s streets and piazzas are usually full of people, even in the evening. But with the lockdown all that has changed. An eerie silence has settled over the strangely unpeopled streets and towns. Except for the car that goes through town every day with a loudspeaker broadcasting the order to stay indoors. That’s the finalContinueContinue reading “Lockdown Isolation: Challenges and Blessings”
The Benefits of Italian Slow Living
Our years here in Italy have taught us that a slower pace helps us to enjoy life more and spend more time with the people and things we love. Whenever I talk about this, I meet others who would like to escape the stresses of life in the fast lane. They long for a moreContinueContinue reading “The Benefits of Italian Slow Living”
Life Under Lockdown in Italy
As I’m sure almost everyone knows, we’re going through a strange and most unusual time here in Italy, with the nation in an almost total lockdown. It’s like living under martial law. An unprecedented event for our time and day in a democratic nation. And to go through it seems quite surreal. The Italian governmentContinueContinue reading “Life Under Lockdown in Italy”
The Right Remedy
We often know the right remedy for the weak areas we battle against. But we fight against the remedy because it seems too hard…
Our Tiny Italian (Dream) Home
Once upon a time we were a middle-aged couple hoping (against all odds) to buy our own home. But when we realized that the odds really were against us, we tucked it in the drawer of Nearly Forgotten Dreams. You know, the one filled with all those dreams you can’t quite let go. The onesContinueContinue reading “Our Tiny Italian (Dream) Home”