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Anne's Blog / Local people

Those “Monks of Norcia” and Earthquake Restoration

January 2, 2021

Best known as birthplace (in the late 5th-c A.D.) of San Benedetto, founder of western monasticism, and his twin sister... View article

Umbria’s Pasquarelle: Singing in the Epiphany

January 1, 2021

January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article

Assisi’s Living Crib Scenes: Remembering a “Profound and Mysterious Event”

December 16, 2020

For many in Umbria, Christmastime is inextricably linked to visits to the presepi viventi (“living crib scenes”) of medieval villages surrounding Assisi.... View article

From Naples to Milan: Christmas Solidarity in Italy

December 11, 2020

Glorious Naples is not only the Italian capital of pizza but also of espresso;  in fact, here in Umbria if... View article

In Orvieto, Finding a Talented Young Artisan

November 29, 2020

On Orvieto’s Piazza Repubblica – and there’s one in every Italian town, commemorating the birth of Italy, “the new republic”... View article

Winter Jazz in Medieval Orvieto: Usually

November 28, 2020

Even “freddo polare” (“polar cold” – which for Italy means anything below freezing temperature) – never deters jazz appassionati from heading to... View article

Floral Splendor in Spello: a COVID Infiorata

November 18, 2020

Entering the 12th c.- church of San Lorenzo Martire in Spello, your attention is drawn immediately to the  golden baldacchino dominating... View article

Spello’s Unforgettable Fra’ Paolo

November 16, 2020

The 13th-c  Sant’Andrea church in Spello has direct links to St. Francis in Assisi and the Franciscans.  First historical reference... View article

Near Bevagna, a Family Unites for the Olive Harvest

November 6, 2020

Quiz for the day: what is a “trunk-shaker with a reversed umbrella interceptor”? Here it is: It’s the mechanized tool... View article

An Umbria Olive Harvest, Past and Present

November 5, 2020

When we first harvested olives here in the Umbrian countryside in an icy December, 1976, the picking was all done... View article

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