I am learning a lot and thinking about things I never thought of while reading Volume 1 of Ian Toll’s trilogy about the war in the...

It rained most of Tuesday in Tuscany, but we had a good time anyway. The market in Poggibonsi is only on Tuesday mornings, allegedly from...

We had most of our family and three friends to our house for Rosh Hashanah dinner. Barbara got up at about 2:00 a.m. to begin preparing....

Marlins gave up three runs in 9th and lost 3 to 1. I missed going to game because I attended a funeral on Zoom that began at 4 p.m....

Bill Bradley was sitting on a dais about to be the keynote speaker. A little wait person put a roll and a pat of butter on his plate. ...

If you want to laugh, check out an Italian comic Brian Maniacalco. I think he is very good and captures the Italian mentality very...

Travel day. Picked up at 7:15 am Everything went smoothly checking in. Wheelchair was ready, all our paperwork was in order, and we...

By Barbara: What a wonderful day! Driving through the greenery, budding flowers, and bucolic vistas on our way to Scarperia for lunch at...

The media cannot say a person committed a crime until that person is convicted. Until then the accused is “alleged” to have committed the...

Another month has come and gone. Time flies, and it seems the older one gets, the faster it flies. ————————— I am sure many things...

A New York judge has held Donald Trump in contempt for failure to turn over documents. There are many kinds of contempt. Just by way of...

Here we are at Trattoria Naomi, acknowledged by most to be the best restaurant in Ferrara. When we were in Ferrara with Stefano and Luca...

These are some pictures taken by Jalayne at our lunch yesterday. We went to the home of a retired surgeon and his retired pharmacist...

Yesterday, I did very little except go to the big Esselunga with Barbara and Gianni to get a lot of things for the house and for Passover...

Read a headline that said “Biden believes Trump should be prosecuted for January 6 riot”. I would certainly hope that is what Biden and...

I worked most of Saturday on today’s post and then accidentally deleted it. Since we are on our way to Arezzo for the antique fair, I...

I think our country is sinking lower everyday. Only 12 House Republicans joined all the Democrats in voting to lower the cost of...

At least one Russian, a champion chess player, has been banned from international competition for six months because of his support for...

Getting settled in Florence. Takes several days. Apartment in good shape but in the middle of our living room are six cases of sparking...

I think we all agree that Ukraine’s military prowess has been unexpectedly very good, actually terrific, and better than Russia's. Putin...

Putin, to get some good PR, goes to a school in Moscow to have a chat with the kids. He talks to them about how Russia is a powerful...

Having spent several months a year living in Florence, right in the center of the city, (100 meters from the Duomo and a block and a half...