My face lights up brighter than the sun on a warm late spring/early summer day when I see zucchini flowers tucked into a small crate outside my local fruit vendor. These incredibly vibrant and bright yellow flowers can only mean one thing….Summer is “alla porta“…. […]
#ThisIsAspromonte Blog Tour (April 5-7, 2019) When Luigina La Rizza contacted me about her idea for a blog tour in Aspromonte and her interest in having me participate, I was ecstatic. Luigina, together with the young men of Associazione Boschetto Fiorito, put together an unforgettable […]
Here we are again, another blogiversary! Another year has passed and this blog still continues to give me an incredible creative outlet. This past year, I focused on writing more regularly and exploring different styles of writing. This year was particularly special for me. I […]
Where is it? This ancient hamlet in the province of Cosenza sits perched on the cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian sea. Today, Fiumefreddo Bruzio has two parts: the ancient borgo and the more modern marina. Behind the Name Fiumefreddo Bruzio comes from its ancient name Flumen […]
In September, I visited Capo Colonna on the east coast of Calabria. I’d been there before many years ago, but I had never been to the Museo Archeologico di Capo Colonna, which is located right next to the Archaeological Park where you can find the […]
World Nutella Day is here! And as I indulge in some Nutella today, I think to myself, che mondo sarebbe senza Nutella? (what would the world be like without Nutella?) And World Nutella Day couldn’t come at a better time. As the winter starts feeling long […]
Every language has certain expressions that they just don’t teach you in classrooms or in textbooks. And although I was stumbling with the Italian language when I moved to Italy, one of the things I really focused on was listening for those words and expressions that would […]
The New Year is approaching and even though we don’t need to wait until the New Year to make a change, there is something about the closing of one year and the start of a new one that makes you reflect. When you really think […]
It’s Christmas and Cosenza is getting into the Christmas Spirit with these events the whole family will enjoy. Take a look at what’s expected this year!
It’ been a while since I’ve done a post for my “5 Questions With….” series. And, so I’m super pleased to be bringing it back with Grazia Ietto-Gillies, the author of By The Olive Groves: A Calabrian Childhood. Grazia Ietto-Gillies was born in a small […]
