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50th Birthday in Venice
For my birthday, Ron and I rode the vaporetto (water bus) to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore to see its namesake renaissance church designed by Andrea Palladio. I studied Palladio when I was in...
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Venice Past and Present
I didn’t show you a photo of the outside of San Giorgio Maggiore when I wrote my last post because I wanted to prepare you first. You see, it is currently the Biennale, Venice’s biennial modern art...
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Venice Less Traveled
Is it really too crowded in Venice? I say yes—and no. Yes, it’s hard to get around when there are dozens of people trying to squeeze through the same six-foot wide walkway to get to St. Mark’s Square....
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Heaven on Toast: Venice’s Cicchetti
You know how at every party there’s that one person who scarfs down whole platefuls of hors d’oeuvres while everyone else nibbles politely? A person who eats so much when they first arrive that they...
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Progress on Getting My Book Published
I wanted to update all of you on the progress of my book. The manuscript of of And Then We Ate Gouda: Scenes from a Cheese-Filled Life, is done. It’s a mini-memoir that celebrates the foods and flavors...
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Frantic As My Venice Biological Clock Ticks
I’m so CONFLICTED. I only have two days left here in Venice. I want to get out there and see it all NOW. But I also want to record it in my notebook so I can remember all the little details that I...
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Mesmerized by a Silent Venice Night
It’s ten p.m. Ron and I have just finished another amazing Italian dinner. We stroll back to our hotel holding hands, wading in the silence. When we’re almost home, we stop at the top of a stone...
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I Know How This Blob Of Clay Feels
Rough, terse, and uneven, there was something unsettling and yet familiar about the rough countenance of this sculpture at the Biennale Arte 2013 in Venice. It begged to be poked, stretched, shaped...
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Happy New Year to My Cheesie Friends
Wouldn’t it be great if every item on your todo list had to do with cheese? My friend Kate sent this to me and I had to share. It comes from PoorlyDrawnLines.com Best wishes for a wonderful and...
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Why Bridget Jones Is One Of The Greatest Heroines of Romantic Comedy
Bridget Jones Diary is the ultimate fairy tale. Girl gets the guy—a GREAT guy—despite her myriad imperfections. What’s not to love? Most movie heroines are anointed with a single bad trait, like when...
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