Friday, January 23, 2015

The other view from my room at Bennington

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When I awoke most mornings at Bennington College this month for my grad school residency, there was a lot of gorgeous, fluffy snow falling ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

You can put that on my tomb (Robert Frost)

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While I was at Bennington for my grad school residency, I visited the churchyard where Robert Frost is buried. Take a close look. The insc...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Leo on the Rodin sculpture at the High

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Here's Leo's take on the Rodin sculpture on the front lawn of the High Museum in Atlanta: "He not moving. He not get down....
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

My view of the world today (feed the mind's eye)

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I have this little obsession with what I put atop my chest of drawers. As if the little items have a certain power, perhaps, to remind me of...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Signs of Christmas (for Jeanne)

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Beginning to look a lot like Christmas? For me, it is. I have my Buon Natale sign up. It's finally time to whip out my favorite CD ...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Elena Ferrante quotes (#2)

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From Elena Ferrante's Q&A with the Financial Times : Q. When did you know you were going to be a writer? A. I still don't kno...
Monday, December 08, 2014

Io (Leo) and Loud Noisies (not a typo)

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One little person -- my little person -- loves “loud noisies.” Not loud noises, loud noisies . My little Leo finds ways to distort the ...
Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Elena Ferrante quotes

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From Elena Ferrante's La Frantumaglia : “Il bisogno d’amore è l’esperienza centrale della nostra esistenza.” [Trans.: "The need...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Un po' di formaggio ci vuole

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Già una buona forchetta che sa grattuggiare il formaggio.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Italian Advantage! (Ferrante post #501)

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It's not every day that knowing Italian actually gives me an edge but ha ha! Today it does! I don't have to wait until Ann Goldst...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Sunset, Hilton Head Island (La Carolina del Sud)

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E poi in realta, il tramonto era ancora piu favoloso -- la macchina fotografica non riesce a ricreare cio che l'occhio percepisce. **...

"LA STRADA" - Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni

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One of the most gorgeous voices I've ever heard.
Friday, November 07, 2014

Cool photo (IMHO)....Oh and the kid's cute too

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Leo with cat. And tomato . Either my new fancy camera can't take a bad picture or this kid is pretty cute or maybe both.
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Thinking of a Jovanotti song today

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Beautiful thought:" È questa la vita che sognavo da bambino." ("This is the life I dreamt about as a child.")
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...