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the greatest gift of all
This photo will be printed, put in a box, carefully wrapped and put under the Christmas tree. Along with it will be a long list of names; the names of all of you who were so extraordinarily kind and generous to make a donation. Words can never expres...
winter wonderland
Winter came suddenly this year. From one day to the next we went from bare ground to a foot-deep layer of snow. Christmas really is around the corner, and the snow suddenly made it believable. Laura at Ciao Amalfi wrote today about the Christmas d...
din don dan
This is the third year in a row that I make panettone for Christmas. This year I used this recipe. It takes a good 24 hours from start to end, but in my experience it is totally worth it. I know the Italians think I’m kind of crazy for even at...
pride (in the name of love)
Things are happening inside me, things that I have absolutely no way to control. So I stop. I don’t even try to control them. I sit back, relax and let them happen. They were bound to happen sooner or later and I guess now is the time. I trust ...
wherever I lay my hat
I think it’s safe to say that you all know that I’ve been wanting to move to Amalfi for several years now. If that’s news to you, you obviously haven’t been paying attention. Well, I’ll broaden my perspective. I’...
my confession
I don’t really know how to be a friend. Sometimes I meet people with whom I click and think that they and I could be really good friends… … and then that’s it. I don’t call them, I don’t make surprise visits, I ...
