CASA VALENTINE…

………WHEREVER WE ARE TOGETHER, WE ARE HOME

Speedy Pomodoro??

Many household chores are more difficult in Italy than they are in the US…..but thanks to the Esselunga supermarket chain, food shopping when living in the countryside is not one of them. Even if you are located outside an urban area; even if you are located in the midst of vineyards with only dirt roads, […]

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La Dolce Vita………sometimes.

When we moved to Italy 11 years ago, I wasn’t intending to become a full-time housewife, but I soon discovered the truth about life for women in the land of la dolce vita.  If you’re female (and not living with your parents) you are the casalinga….no ifs, ands or buts about it.  Running a household […]

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