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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Redefining Beauty: Giovanna
Do you believe in miracles? Giovanna did. During the plague of 1630, she wanted to protect her neighbors in the Corte Nova in Venice’s Castello district. Watch this video to learn more about what Giovanna did and see where she … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged altars, Black Plague, books, bubonic plague, Castello, Corte Nova, Italian history, Italian women, italy, Save Venice, sotoportego, superstition, travel, travel writing, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women's history, writing
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How A Book Led To A Book
Sharing the post by fellow author Claudia Oliver as she describes her participation in First Spritz Is Free. Just click on the link below. How A Book Lead To A Book
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Claudia Oliver, First Spritz Is Free, italy, Lord Byron, travel, travel writing, Venetophiles, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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Oops! Forgot the Spritz!
How can I throw a party to celebrate the publication of First Spritz Is Free and not serve a batch of spritz for everyone to drink?! Well, that’s what I did! Today we gathered in my backyard around the doortable and … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged ebook, festa, First Spritz Is Free, italy, memoir, publishing, self-publishing, spritz, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, wine, women writers, writing
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No Bamboozling
The boy and his sister held up the painting of the Ghetto Novo so their parents could take a picture of it. They were contemplating the nearly finished painting that showed the Ghetto at early nighttime, the sky an inky … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged art, art gallery, artist, books, Django Reinhardt, essays, First Spritz Is Free, ghetto, interviews, italy, New Orleans, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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Murder Can Be Fun, Too
When I taught freshman English for many years, it was all about suicide. Romeo and Juliet. Antigone. Dead Poets Society. Eek! How could we have any fun in a classroom like that? And yet we still found ways to play … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged book reviews, books, cats, italy, Mariet, Marietta Robusti, murder mystery, Philip Jones, travel, venezia, Venice, writing, zattere
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Bob and Edith Fusillo
Usually I interview one person at a time, but this month I have something special–a couple who fell in love with Venice years ago. I was introduced to them by Piero Bellini, who often gives me good things to blog … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged aperol, Biennale, campari, Casanova, Doge, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, Grand Canal, Guggenheim museum, Hotel Danieli, interviews, italy, Londra Palace, palaces, palazzi, Regata Storica, Santa Maria Formosa, spritz, travel, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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Say “Ahhh!”
In Venice this summer I visited the new Istituto di tecnologia dentale nel rinascimento. As you can see, it features artwork relating to early dental practices.
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged art, dentists, history, museums, torture, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Flamingo Spotting, Venetian Style
“We’re secretly going flamingo spotting,” B wrote on her Facebook page, “but the boat captain doesn’t know it.” She and her sister Laura, British ex-pats living in Venice for over a decade, had invited me to join them on the … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged blogging, boats, Burano, Cannaregio, First Spritz Is Free, fishing, history, Iris Loredana, islands, Italian history, italy, lagoon, Mazzorbo, monastery, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Venissa
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Catching the Creative Process
I whipped out my camera to catch the creative process, as Manuel Carriòn demonstrated how he creates his series of inky watercolors. With a wet brush, he spontaneously draws lines and swirls reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy. Before this water can … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged art, art gallery, artisans, First Spritz Is Free, Giudecca, Italian men, italy, Redentore, travel, venezia, Venice
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