15 Sunday Sep 2019
Posted in Art
Two players, one net, and a racket–
so the opera’s defining moment opens.
Later on joined by a Jerry Lewis clone,
soon in amorous quest of fair Drosilla.
Nothing in the game of love is fair,
of course. Only just tryingly funny.
15 Sunday Sep 2019
Posted in Education
There is a story making the rounds
in our little town. About a spat,
it would fall flat if repeated here
or bear the brunt of those unheard.
15 Sunday Sep 2019
Posted in Education
15 Sunday Sep 2019
Posted in Education
14 Saturday Sep 2019
Posted in Travel
14 Saturday Sep 2019
Posted in Food
Beside our usual fare–cappuccino per due,
uno cornetto per me, e uno veneziano per lei—
a kind chocolatier has placed more new treats:
These morsels are so good that after the market
we return to the scene of the crime for some more.
12 Thursday Sep 2019
Posted in Food
From our peaceful terrazzo just before cena:
The homemade pizza, I must have thought,
was worth all the calories but not the pixels.
Picture a store-bought crust, slices of provolone
and pear, with caramelized onions and store-grated
formaggio mozzarella–all roasted with care. Once
it’s out of the oven, top with gorgonzola e rucola,
olio d’oliva e aceto balsamico, and you’re there.
Only don’t forget the salt, Rebecca has to remind.
12 Thursday Sep 2019
Posted in Food
10 Tuesday Sep 2019
Posted in Art
For the extended tour of the art and the studio
in Rome, check out Rafael Vanegas’ website here.
09 Monday Sep 2019
Posted in Education
Outside Teatro Caio Melissa, where more than one of us is Google translating the text?
Or inside the house, finally, where the plastic upstages the lips?
