Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. –Helen Keller Tomorrow, October 16th, is World Food Day. Since 1981, this day has been celebrated around the world in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. It provides… Read More
The Gift of Adversity
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. ––Napoleon Hill The word “gift” is probably the last word that comes to mind when one experiences adversity. Yet, how many times have you heard someone—a friend, a family member or perhaps even yourself—say something along the lines… Read More
Clair de Lune
The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night. ― Yasunari Kawabata It’s 3:00 a.m. A teething baby in need of soothing has kept me awake. It’s now silent, finally, in my home… Read More
Ciao Ciao A Tutti
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. – Lin Yutang I relax on an old wooden bench in the piazza just around the corner from our hotel. The sound of the water splashing in the center fountain competes with the… Read More
Golfo dei Poeti: Portovenere
See the mountains kiss high Heaven And the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdained its brother, And the sunlight clasps the earth And the moonbeams kiss the sea: What is all this sweet work worth If thou not kiss me? —from Love’s Philosophy, by Percy Bysshe Shelley Named after… Read More
Portofino
Charming and colorful, Portofino is picturesque and continues to be one of the most photographed villages along Liguria’s coast. Once a hideaway for illicit trysts and paparazzi dodging movie stars, Portofino has long been a popular destination for the rich and famous arriving by yachts or in sleek sports cars. A place also to be… Read More
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