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Anne's Blog / Curiosities

From Vineyard to Wine Press to the Boccale

October 16, 2020

Although now nearly extinct in the wild, grapes (vitis vinifera) grew throughout the Mediterranean world and in Italy, grapes were cultivated both... View article

That Wine Mystique Splendor in Ancient Rome

October 15, 2020

My October 17, 2020 ZOOM presentation, “Italy’s Wine Mystique in History and Art”  included – logicamente! – an exploration of the... View article

Zoom Right to Assisi’s Sacred and Profane Art

September 14, 2020

Actually, when walking through Assisi, you won’t want to “zoom” past the over fifty outdoor frescoes and small shrines adorning the... View article

That Culinary Mosaic of Sicily

August 18, 2020

What joy to do the research for my most recent ZOOM presentation, “Sicily’s Age-old Culinary Mosaic.”  Such fascinating new tidbits... View article

Perugia: Celebrating San Costanzo with Il Torcolo

January 31, 2020

On January 29th – the Feast of San Costanzo (Perugia’s first bishop and one of the town’s three patron saints)... View article

With a Bonfire and Chestnuts, Assisi Awaits La Madonna

December 8, 2019

That huge crackling and spitting focaraccio (literally, “big ugly fire” i.e., “bonfire”) near Assisi’s massive medieval fortress, La Rocca Maggiore,... View article

Gnocchi with Peppa…..Without the Malocchio

August 20, 2019

How to refuse when Peppa calls us to ask,  “Ho fatto gnocchi oggi. Venite a cena?  (“I made gnocchi today... View article

Bolsena: Treasured Wash-day Memories

August 7, 2019

On an August Saturday night, groups of musicians and singers filled the Bolsena piazzas and wandered down the town’s winding... View article

Bolsena’s Infiorate: Floral Wonders for Santa Cristina Misteri

August 4, 2019

In early August in Bolsena,  Pino and I (fortunately)  ran into Stefano and Fabio, two protagonists of the Misteri di Santa... View article

Bolsena: Martyr Saints and Good Eating

July 29, 2019

Probably an hour after participating in the 4th-c martyrdom scene of Santa Cristina – patron saint of Bolsena and feted... View article

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