When I was in fifth grade I was elected president of the Kountze Intermediate School Chapter of the JUST SAY NO Club. Pretty impressive, huh? Well, not if you consider my dad owned the local newspaper, or if you knew my parents created the chapter in the first place. All of my friends knew this....Read More
simply can NOT go unanswered. Wouldn’t you agree? Well, a few days ago, when I met a fellow blogger and a blog stalker for lunch, I half-hazardly made a confession. After a few “ahhhs” and “Oh my God’s” I heard… “I dare you to blog about it!” The problem is – I never was any...Read More
After yesterday’s boast about my new pal the friendship theme lingered in my mind. It was all I could see, no matter where I looked. In the evening, I spent time chatting with a not-so-old, but very dear friend for what seemed like, oh no – it WAS hours! I caught up on a few...Read More
Someone once said, “How do you know a blogger is having fun? When she’s too busy dreaming to post.” I like that. Unfortunately, dreaming is the only thing I have not been doing… Working, working, working?? Now, that is more like it. I have to admit, though – I LOVE it. I’ve also been working...Read More
It’s been sooo long since we’ve done a “Word of the Day” that today I present to You A Word of the Day Double Doozy! Word #1 – Cicina So this may not be a new word for you – maybe you have seen it in my posts or on message boards as my tag....Read More
I laughed out loud at the dinner table last week over something funny my Italian suocero said. Well, you may think the fact that I refer to him as my father-in-law and he calls me his nuora, when my impending marriage to his first-born is still (thank the heavens) seven months away, is amusing enough...Read More
Funny things happen all the time in Italy, and sometimes there are things Italians do or say that are just too amusing to keep to myself. I am not advanced enough in the language to know if they are true lingual expressions or if it is just some funny Italian making stuff up. But, Peppe’s...Read More
Don’t you just LOVE a good day? Yesterday was sooo good, in fact, that I am going to have to post about it today ’cause it just can’t wait til’ Love Thursday tomorrow. Maybe it is the remnants of Pasqua or the Springtime scent in the air, or maybe (hopefully) I am feeling more secure...Read More
Buona Pasqua e Pasquetta! After reflecting on past Easter holidays and reminscing on good times, I had begun to worry how this Easter would stack up. Of course, I am in Bella Italia, I am with my heart’s true love, Springtime is in the air, what could be better, right? Well, I was worried about...Read More
There has been quite a discussion since last week when I learned Italian Catholics buy their leaves for Palm Sunday. Well, at Mass it was the funniest thing…people had big, full olive leaf branches, woven palm leaves into neat shapes, combination palm and olive leaves, the list goes on and on… And Peppe was right,...Read More
