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Lockdown Isolation: Challenges and Blessings

March 17, 2020

Italy’s streets and piazzas are usually full of people, even in the evening. But with the lockdown all that has changed. An eeirie silence has settled over the strangely unpeopled streets and towns. Except for the car that drives through town every day ordering us to stay indoors. The final eerie touch that makes it…
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The Benefits of Italian Slow Living

March 16, 2020

Our years here in Italy have taught us that a slower-pace helps us enjoy life more and have more time for the things and people we love. And whenever I talk about it, I find others who also want to escape the stress of life in the fast lane. They long for a more peaceful…
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Life Under Lockdown in Italy

March 13, 2020

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 martial law. An unprecedented event for our time and day in a democratic nation. And to live through it seems quite surreal. The Italian government reacted quickly.…
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The Right Remedy

March 5, 2020

We often know the right remedy for the weak areas we battle against. But we fight against the remedy because it seems too hard…
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Our Tiny Italian (Dream) Home

February 1, 2020

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 ones…
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The Fix-It Mom

January 29, 2020

As parents, it hurts to see our children or grandchildren go through difficulties, doesn’t it? And if you’re like me, you want to fix all their problems. Kiss their wounds and make them better just like we did when they were little. But when serious trials come it’s not so easy. We can’t make things…
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