“La buona moglie fa il buon marito” Last week we tore into the Italians with busta talk and soldi expectations. It’s just not fair! So, to even the playing field un poco, let’s talk about Americans! Celebrities have been doing it for years, yet many people think it is a tacky, and tasteless, way to...Read More
“Chi ha moglie ha doglie” We were last discussing what common denominator ties weddings together world-wide. If not flowers, cakes, veils, or favors…what could it be? That only leaves one thing! Well, technically that leaves a lot of things…but today we are talking about il regalo di nozze, otherwise known as, the wedding present. This...Read More
“Ne di Venere Ne di Marte non si sposa ne si parte!” Welcome to Part One of a Five-Part Series about le nozze, i matrimoni or, as we say in English, WEDDINGS! On the board today… Tradizioni Italiani! Wedding traditions, in both the US and Italy, date back further than Martha Stewart, Preston Bailey, or...Read More
Walt and his pal Topolino were on to something when they sang about our Small World. Imagine. They had never even heard of the Internet…never sent an email…never read a blog. What would they say now? Several times a week I get an email from someone commenting on this blog. And. I. Love. It. As...Read More
Well now, if I had one of those cute little smiley face things that looks all embarrassed and shy I’d post one now. (But, I don’t. So, you’ll have to imagine it!) Earlier this month, I was named a Rockin’ Girl Blogger by one of my all-time favorite Rockin’ Girl Bloggers – Sognatrice, of Bleeding...Read More
Sognatice was dead on when she tagged me stating, “(I) love a good meme as much as anyone.” She knows me well…So, as not to disappoint, I will rise to this challenge and complete this easy “Four Things” Meme. Here we go. Four jobs I’ve had 1. VIP Tour Guide 2. Wedding Event Planner 3....Read More
Found :: Lost; as in Lost and Found, but really then I just think of the show LOST, which I have never seen – not even once! Male :: Female! Wow, am I boring today or what? Spoken :: Rules. I know it is really “Unspoken Rules”, but – it is what I thought of...Read More
Groovy :: Shake your Groove Thang, Shake your Groove Thang…yea! Jealousy :: Ugly, Green, Knot-in-the-stomach Watching :: TV (Which I rarely do here, actually) Kenny :: Rogers…then, Dolly Parton…then, Islands in the stream. That is what you are… Games :: Yahoo IM (I played checkers with my nephew earlier and neither of us was very...Read More
Well, it certainly isn’t week #215 for me, but the folks at Unconscious Mutterings have a nifty little thing going on. It is all about free association and fun. Here is what they have to say about it. “Free association is described as a ‘psychoanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free...Read More
Femminista della Casa found a fun book meme at jenandtonic that I thought was a neat test of your reading habits… Instructions: In the list of books below: Bold the ones you’ve read Italicize the ones you want to read Mark in RED the ones you won’t touch with a ten-foot pole Put a cross...Read More
