Throw Mamma from the Tower!
Mother’s Day 2013. It’s the one day out of the year for the family matriarch with kids — from babies to grownups — to be treated like royalty by her offspring. Breakfast in… Read More
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What’s Your Folksy DNA?
Queen Mary I of England struck fear in the hearts of her subjects as Bloody Mary. United States president Abraham Lincoln was humbly known as Honest Abe. Elvis, before and after he left… Read More
Jack and Lara: A Palladian Love Affair
On October 11, 2009 at precisely 5:53 a.m., a guy named Jack pledged his undying love for a gal named Lara by tagging a wall with his heart-shaped affection in teal-colored spray paint… Read More
“Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom” in a Bottle
Here’s a refreshing Italian white wine that’s guaranteed to go down well and sounds like it could’ve been uttered during an episode or two of The Sopranos– Bidibi IGT from Maculan Società Agricola, of Breganze (VI),… Read More
What’s Burning: Raviolini in Sage and Butter
My short-order cook alter ego, Lazy Person (LP), agrees with Ben Franklin: “Time is money.” There’s nothing worse for LP than wasting time in the kitchen; and, that’s why he’s always on the prowl… Read More
Urban Wake-Up Call
It’s no secret that I prefer walking around rather than driving around the old city center of Vicenza. On foot I can see way more than I can behind the wheel, like this… Read More
Shooting in the Moment
Melanee, the stocking-capped crusader of SimplyLifeStuff – Sometimes it’s the little things — just recognized The Palladian Traveler (TPT) in a nice way by awarding it with a Best Moment Award (BMA). Melanee’s passing along the BMA to… Read More
My Food was Framed
Sara Rosso of Word Press HQ wants us to change our perspective and take a few shots FROM ABOVE. Her example frame of that inviting wooden serving board showcasing a dozen different Italian… Read More
A Commoner on the Piano Nobile
I live on the first floor (one above the ground floor) of a palazzo (palace) that was built in 1925 — later expanded then converted to a palazzo in condominio (apartment building) —… Read More
Far from Madison County
Cee, of Cee’s Photography — here of late our resident “cartographer” — concludes her Fun Foto Challenge “Which Ways” series this week, and wants us to BRIDGE the gap with our cameras and… Read More
