My New Normal
http://delectablediction.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/the-lucky-one.mp3 the house is back in order. the computer room is mine again. bedding has all been changed, rooms aired out, holiday travel has...
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http://delectablediction.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/2-02-return-to-me.m4a I remember the night very well ~ we were sitting on the terrace (terrazzo) at trattoria alla Fontaniva in Italy… the kids...
View Articlethings i love
http://delectablediction.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/12-i-love.m4a if i call you friend, it comes from my heart if i call you family, you are my heart if i give you a minute, a helping hand, a gentle...
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I have been out of my house for more than two weeks now – the first week, I was trying to get used to a paired down kitchen (I do not like it, Sam I am!) and this last week, I have been at a Denver...
View ArticleBuon Compleano ~ Mexico
[contact-form] Buon Compleano ~ Mexico. Tagged: baking, bread, cake, celebration, cheese, chicken, cream, delicious, dinner, eating, eggs, family, food, fresh, garlic, Italy, love, moist, recipe, songs
View ArticleGoing to the Birds… and the Hippo, and the Rhinoceros
https://delectablediction.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/14-animal-crackers-in-my-soup.m4aAnimal Crackers Shirley Temple ~ you will be missed! Animal Crackers by Christopher Morley. “Animal...
View ArticleDeath of the Cabbage Rose…
I was SO cocky. I was just so sure of myself. “Wait for help!”, they said. “I’ve got this!”, I said. “You’re going to wear yourself out!”, they cried. “It’ll be easy!”, I vehemently assured them. And...
View ArticleThe Necessary Work
Not all aspects of life in Sicily are easy. In the USA, a lot of people have a certain notion of being well-off. Here, a small plot of land (or 6) in the “country” carries a lot of significance. It...
View Articlea prossimo volta
Another visit to Sicily is coming to an end. Bittersweet, as we’ll miss the weddings of dear friends, Pietro and Chiara and cousin Dario to his sweet fiancé. But… we’ll be heading back to a new home...
View ArticlePerfection and Ravioli
Boy, what a year it’s been! We’ve all had things that challenged us, and if we’re lucky, we didn’t break. Cracked maybe, but like the Japanese art of kintsugi, our “gold-filled resin” will highlight...
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