After all the traveling during last year’s sabbatical, it was our pleasure to stay at home in Florence and have an Italian Christmas again. Of course, wherever we are we have an Italian Christmas in spirit, but the physical experience is really wonderful. In comparison to the States, it features a lot more vacation days, […]
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Thanksgivings Past
This morning I looked around my dining room and realized that just one week ago Thanksgiving was celebrated right here. That’s a big deal when here is Italy. Italians all know about the special menu for the somewhat mysterious American holiday called Thanksgiving. Tacchino ripieno (stuffed turkey) is not seen here, not on menus and […]
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