A week-end in the Gascony country
Last week my older daughter was on vacations and asked me to do something with her. She said she wanted to spend some quality…
Venice and Blondes
January 6th: Befana day in Italy
La Befana vien di notte con le scarpe tutte rotte….. every children in Italy can tell the following lines of this poem. La…
Christmas cakes
Here we are ready to make some of the wonderful cakes of our Christmas tradition. As often happens I do not know for sure…
Camping in the Venice lagoon
Many persons consider Venice a quiet city, a place where the craziness of the everyday routine – noise, traffic, rush – doesn’t exist. But…
La fête du fleuve an event on the river in Bordeaux
It was a touching moment seeing a beautiful ship on the 19 century crossing the modern drawbridge and sailing on the water of Bordeaux…
Fishing memories
When you live near the water – ocean, sea, lake, or, as in our case, lagoon – you are put in a boat very…
Chimneys in Venice
As in many cities, the view of the roofs in Venice is outstanding. But Venice wouldn’t be Venice without a peculiarity even on the…
Venice & Blondes
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Beetroot pizza
Tired of the usual pizza? Try this delicious beetroot version. You can make it with a normal pizza dough but, if you wish to…
Variegata di Bologna
One of my best friend is from Bologna, Italy. When Somebody told me that a roses plant of my garden was a ‘variegata di…