Monthly Archives: December 2019

Sharing: “Not Waving but Drowning”

Posted on December 29, 2019 by seductivevenice

Fellow Venetophile Jane Fleming shared this poem that her poet husband composed. A melancholy thought for the year’s end, but certainly a poem worth sharing. The image is from his blog site as well. Thanks for sharing!

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Sharing: Gingerbread Venice!

Posted on December 17, 2019 by seductivevenice

Check out Venice made from gingerbread! This article was sent to me by Rita in Santa Cruz, a fellow author in First Spritz Is Free. A group of architects took on the task and even added details like water flooding … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Marco Zecchin

Posted on December 9, 2019 by seductivevenice

Marco Zecchin and I met in, I think, 2005 when we were both selling our books at the Italian American Heritage Foundation event in San Jose. We hit it off immediately and have been friends ever since, enjoying dinners together, … Continue reading →

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Gondola Stuff: DosaSpaghetti

Posted on December 5, 2019 by seductivevenice

Are you able to gauge the right amount of spaghetti? I always have trouble, so I was happy to find this tool to measure the pasta portion. And the best thing–it’s shaped like a gondola! It sits on top of … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Calle del Carbon

Posted on December 1, 2019 by seductivevenice

In the last few weeks we’ve seen so many images of Venice’s streets submerged under far too much water. As a small antidote, here is a video from a couple summers ago when I visited one of the streets where … Continue reading →

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