As we prepare to celebrate our second Christmas in Italy, having traversed much of the European continent between Decembers, we are ready to celebrate a nostalgic Tuscan Christmas. After looking for a …
Where Will You Gather Together This Holiday?
When I think of one thing I will miss about Italy someday, I know it will be lounging in piazzas. By definition, a piazza is a public square or market place. From experience, it is so much more. It …
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Perspective: Who’s to Say How to Write an "A"?
My youngest child came home from her first day in an Italian Public School and said, “My teacher said this is how to write an A, but I thought it was supposed to look like this A.” “What do you …
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How Smart Is Your Public Library?
Shortly after moving to Bainbridge Island, Washington in 2007, we had our third child. With three kids under the age of five, there were few places I felt I could spend time without constantly herding …
Be Patient When Words Fail You
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the …
The Secrets in This Old House
Memories tumble out of her head and cartwheel across the floor. - All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr I have always loved old houses. I like the energy I feel going into an old home. I like …
