Jul 74 min readKitchen Cousins (+ new expat family recipes)While I was hanging with the family in Tuscany, a kitchen renovation was underway back at the house in Fossacesia. That's where I headed...
Nov 27, 20213 min readFill ‘Er Up and "Check" the Oil!I arrived in Fossacesia in time for il raccolto, the olive harvest. The harvest here came a bit later than usual, in part due to rain...
Jun 21, 20195 min readMore New Friends, Assorted Observations, and Noteworthy Advice Near the end of my trip this spring, I had a coffee date with Anna, a young Canadian with roots in Fossacesia whom I’d met in one of the...
Jun 5, 20193 min readTornareccio: A Honey of a TownThe following Monday, Victoria and I took a 45-minute road trip to Tornareccio. Victoria wisely suggested we use Google maps, which I...
May 12, 20193 min readOn the Road in AbruzzoVictoria’s and my first jaunt was to Guardiagrele, one of two villages in Abruzzo that I know of (the other being Pescocostanzo) where...
Aug 31, 20183 min readA Rocky Mountain High, Abruzzo-styleTo savor Italy unyoked from the herds that clog the narrow cobbled arteries of Rome, you might try a few days in the alpine Abruzzo...
Aug 30, 20185 min readPescocostanzo, Part IIPescocostanzo’s entrance promenade looks like a backgammon board made of chocolate and vanilla brick. It’s a welcome visual metaphor for...