Palermo ~ La Vucciria - Then and Now Palermo - La Vucciria - August 1971 Once upon a time I went to Sicily as a young man. My family ...

For some reason, Blogger decided to implement a process called "Auto Pagination", which limits how much you can have on your front...

From an unusual destiny in the blue sea of May dept... I’m crazy about islands. In fact, my bucket list has every island off the coast of I...

Last night we drove to Ft. Worth to the Bass Hall for a performance of Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love) . Fitting c...

2004 Montepulciano Passito Clematis from Zaccagnini As promised, images from the last Italian wine trail journey. Twelve wines that crosse...

Stepping onto the scales this week at the doctor (“You’ve gained two pounds, Mr. Cevola”) caused me to pause and look back at some of the g...