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The Hunt for Porcini

The Hunt for Porcini

I stumbled outside, bleary-eyed and half-asleep where Tiziano was waiting in his car. It was precisely 5:15am and my first question to my neighbor was, "Why do we have to leave so early to look for mushrooms?" "To beat everyone else looking for mushrooms," he said. Satisfied with that logic, I

10.18.2009| Ramblings |

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Corteo Storico di Quattro Castella

Corteo Storico di Quattro Castella

I have so many unfinished draft posts, I'm going to start pounding these out -- punctuation and coherence be damned! It's been four years since I sold all and moved to Italy and there is a semi-famous festival nearby that I have managed to consistently miss every year for one reason or another. Th

07.2.2009| Ramblings |

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The Battle of Monteveglio

The Battle of Monteveglio

This is a four day weekend in Italy in celebration of la Festa della Repubblica, comparable to our 4th of July. Since my original plans for Saturday didn't quite pan out, I jumped online and searched to see what festivals were in the area. Being such a major holiday I was surprised to find that my

06.2.2009| Ramblings |

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