Monday, October 27, 2014

Best book in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan trilogy?

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Just finished Elena Ferrante's "L'Amica Geniale," just started the second book in the trilogy, "Storia del Nuovo Cog...
Friday, October 24, 2014

"L'Amica Geniale" (Ferrante...again)

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I'm reading "L'Amica Geniale" di Elena Ferrante and sometimes I stop myself because the pleasure of reading in Italian i...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Air Force One? All In A Day's Work

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I meant to post this photo a few weeks back. Every now and again, you pull an odd assignment in journalism. Mine, the day I took this pict...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Medieval Salento!

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Just discovered this book on a Web site for the CENTRO PRIMO LEVI ONLINE MONTHLY: "Medieval Salento
 : Art and Identity in Southern...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Fibonacci

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Non sapevo che il matematico Fibonacci si chiamo' Leonardo!
Monday, October 06, 2014

Greatest book title ever?

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"Storia Di Chi Resta E Di Chi Fugge" by Elena Ferrante. Although I will say Calvino's "Se una notte d'inverno un v...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Did I show off Isla de Mujeres?

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I realized recently I have all of these great photos of Isla de Mujeres on my phone that I never bothered to post here. It's an isla...
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Friday, September 12, 2014

Italian Words at the Guggenheim (Futurismo)

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They also had art at the Guggenheim's just-closed Futurismo exhibit (including works by Umberto Boccioni , whom I love) but I found mys...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

"Mexican" coffee break

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When I need a break, I remember I vacationed here this year. Where, you ask, is paradise? In my opinion, it might just be Isla de Mujeres...
Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Words-Parole-Palabras-Mots

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Another chapter from the Leo journal. Today: An inventory of the words Leo knows how to say: Mamma, Da-da, water, ball, bath, duck, hel...

Elena Ferrante Fest (in my mind, at least)

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Just got a slew of Elena Ferrante titles to work through. I've done things a bit backward; I read " Storia di chi fugge e di chi ...
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Chat Hat, Chat Hat

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"Chat Hat! Chat Hat." It sounds like a foreign language, and I guess it is. But it's one I'm slowly becoming fluent in. ...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

"I got ya!"

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“I got ya!” That’s a subject followed by a verb and then an object. And as first full sentences go, I would say it’s good one! Leo can s...
Wednesday, July 09, 2014

2? 2! Yes 2!

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Happy birthday e tanti auguri to Leonardo oggi e sempre!
Sunday, May 18, 2014

How to scare a cat

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If for some reason, you need to scare a cat , here’s a sure-fire method. Yell, "Ha!" as soon as you catch sight of the cat. T...

Fuggire o sfuggire?

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Non so perché ma stamattina sono dovuta controllare il significato di queste due parole ( fuggire e sfuggire ), le quali uso da sempre. E ...
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Friday, May 02, 2014

A Growing Vocabulary!

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An inventory of the words Leo knows how to say: Mamma, Daddy, water , ball, bath, duck, hello, more, outdoors, all done, bye-bye, no, oh n...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

African (violet) queen

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Not sure why, but I have a green thumb specifically for African violets . This is one of four I have in bloom right now at home!
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Mamma on TV

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Not a great photo but here's Leo watching Mamma on TV . I appeared on On The Story , a public affairs show broadcast by my employer, ...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Ahhhh.....Mexico!

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A few more photos from our little piece of paradise in Isla Mujeres . First, my foot and the deep blue sea. Next: father and son explore ...