My last night in Rome I sat with friends, ordering dinner along the banks of the Tiber River. Giovanni, my host, ordered a ribolla and, when I asked him about it, he told me that it was about 80% ribolla grape and 10 or 20% chardonnay. I was impressed that he had this … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Child’s Play
After ten days in Umbria and Rome (about which I will write soon), I returned to New York. I have two months ahead of me during which I am only going to focus on my own work and this feels like a true gift from the gods. I wanted, and kept, my calendar very empty. But I had … [Read more...]
The Pines of Rome
Since I was a girl, traveling with my mother to Rome for the first time, I'd always believed that these pines were a species of tree. It was only years later after I came to understand the Italian aesthetic that I understand that actually they are pruned like this. To preserve … [Read more...]
Phone Home
One of those random things I love about traveling. Ran into this odd couple at Rome airport. Hard to explain what they are really (well, I know what they are, but I prefer the mystery of others not being able to make much sense out of this weird image). Just another day on the … [Read more...]
What I love about Rome…
When Italians ask me directions. In Italy. When motorcycles go down one way streets, the wrong way.When business men in a hurry pause so I can take a picture.When a dog wanders into a cafe and its owner, dressed in pencil skirt and heels, comes to get it, then walk on.When … [Read more...]