Italy is my home. I’ve chosen to live here, not only because O lives here, but also because I love it, warts and all. Sometimes those warts can seem pretty big though. So big, in fact, that no amount of Compound W is going to get them to go away. With the recent problems in [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
Le sagne
Not to be confused with lasagna, le sagne are homemade pasta noodles that are sometimes cut like tagliatelle and other times cut into what is called tacconelle – basically a diamond shape. Now, all homemade pasta is not created equal. Yes, the standard recipe calls for 1 egg per every 100 grams of flour. And [...]
CELEBRATING MOTHERHOOD AFTER 40’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES
Moms Speak Out At First Midlife Mother’s Day Tribute In the first bid to dispel negative stereotypes of later life motherhood, Flower Power Mom (FPM)—the new website for women having children after 40—is launching “Celebrating Midlife Mother’s Day” from 19th April to Mother’s Day 2010. The three-week campaign was inspired by what FPM calls “a [...]
No story time
I have fond memories of curling up next to my mom as she read me stories. Then I remember being eager to learn so that I could read books all by myself. Thus I had visions of me reading to Luigi at bedtime and imagined him quietly dropping off to sleep as he listened to [...]
Chocolate Overload
Easter has come and gone but it has left behind more than just memories. At our house it has left behind an overload of chocolate. Now I admit that I did buy a couple of chocolate bunnies because they were cute, but the majority of the chocolate came as gifts. Cute wrapped chocolate eggs with [...]
