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Feb 9, 2012, 11:22 am
The Roman snow is mere memory today, but memories are things that sometimes haunt. I smell more flakes on a breeze calling from mountains to the east. I think my Contessa knows it’s on the way, as well. I led the way as she carried heavy bags of critical supplies into our elevator: A new can of te... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 11:52 am
Driving in the big grey car with the butter-soft leather seats and the whole vehicle smalls of truffles. The Contessa holds them in a glass jar full of risotto: A succulent dish that will be served up later with only the truffle scent hinting at the current pleasure those kernels enjoy.
Now, we car... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 6:00 am
Public or Private education here, I ask you? Or is this Divine?
Enivid…spahrep. Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 6:17 am
Off to truffle hunt this morning. Just as the truffles reach their peak of flavor and scent the season wanes. Wild pigs grow irritated at approaching unavailability of those elusive funghi.
Soon they’ll be relegated to lesser treasures: Nuts, berries, carrion…and the occasional eyeing of ... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 11:11 am
I am a dog, looking at man. I know that genius and wisdom are not always combined. Take the advent of the atomic bomb. What other creature even dreams of inventing something that might wipe it’s species from the planet?
Dogs are different. We live in the moment, not in our dreams. No, we do... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 12:33 am
Genius and wisdom are not always combined. Take the advent of the atomic bomb…please…
I hate to think that it is only in the face of our own mortality that true wisdom kicks in, granting us understanding and peace at a final reckoning. Is it too much to ask that we grasp the fleeting nature... Comment - Like
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Aug 19, 2011, 4:00 am
I believe that the timeline of life can be understood through a thoughtful list of one’s favorite songs:
Born To Run, Be My Baby, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Light My Fire, When A Man Loves A Woman, Our House, My Girl(s), You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling, Help, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, At Last,... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2011, 3:30 pm
Just received a box of summer-ripe Meyer lemons and figs from a friend in California. Time for the perfect al fresco dinner, reminiscent of those years I spent in Rome when fragrant lemons from The Amalfi coast and soft Tuscan figs graced the open markets of summer. The menu?
Fettucine al Limone,
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Aug 13, 2011, 11:00 pm
Fraud-the-cat has been into the garden again: Hissing at the rotten tomatoes,
tugging at my raspberries, ripping the string beans to pieces as they dangle, helpless, from their trellis. Fraud sways down a row of lettuce,rolls in an overripe eggplant and heads for my legs thinking she will wind hers... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2011, 12:42 pm
I like words. Some Italian; some English; some Latin. Perhaps the word
most commonly used by dogs is ‘woof’, but this is merely the tip of the proverbial dog’s tongue.
Most people think dogs only consider only certain verbiage: Come, sit, stay, roll-over.
True, these are important re... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2011, 11:44 am
Parenthood is an odd thing.
Just knowing a life had been created is often enough to engender a deep love for the unborn. Other times, the heart waits to swell until a child is held for the first time. Once in a while, the planets align to offer a star-crossed gift: Parent and child, separated ... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2011, 2:31 pm
It’s no secret that Terriers are driven creatures: To chase, mostly. Balls, cats, squirrels, food, fun. The breed is built for entertainment. I know. Watch any dog with even a hint of terrier. Perhaps only a flick of the tail or twitch of the whisker resembles such lineage; inside there is a... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2011, 10:43 am
I am freshly fluffed and feeling fine.
We made an excursion to the open market in Nice today. The smells were exquisite: artisan cheeses, provencal sausages, crisp white wines, multitudinous flowers conjuring the famous perfumes of Grasse just up the hill….and Socca.
Socca is a simple staple o... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2011, 4:00 am
The true meaning of nobility in a 27 line story from A to Z:
Aristocracy does not come easily to a small dog.
Born, bred or borrowed, nobility is something learned not passed along.
Careful examination of one’s character is the key to it’s discovery.
Do not be swayed by the rhinestone glint of ... Comment - Like
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Jul 4, 2011, 11:59 am
On our way to San Remo today. The pearl grey car with it’s chamois beige seats and smooth engine is the perfect vehicle of transport. We go every year just in time for the World Fireworks Championships. We stay at a seaside hotel with a view room and terrace doors that open to the ocean air.... Comment - Like
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Jul 1, 2011, 2:04 am
For all those skeptical that a small dog might climb the vines and vineyard wires, let alone anything else, I offer Sofia.
She may not be of the ‘”terrorista” breed, but she knows (as does any dog) the best way to get ahead in the world: One paw at a time. And, as I quoted yesterday in a so... Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 1:17 pm
I confess, I know a bit about adultery. My master has a little something on the side (see the “about” page on this blog). He’s Latin, Italian to be exact, and he’s a man. Two and two often make three: The infidel, the mistress and the wife. Reference: Silvio Berlusconi (well, in his ca... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2011, 3:13 pm
What does one get the freshly turned 25 year-old who has most everything?
An experience. Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The fossilized skull of a rat the size of a car has been found in Uruguay. It’s about 4 million years old and weighed about a ton, so big, in fact, that it probably spent most of it’s life submerged in water: a giant Hippo with a long tail and pointy nose.
They nicknamed it Mighty Mouse.
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