Posts by Etta Madden
How to Hug a Goat & other thoughts of holding tight to traditions September 2023 All Things Italy
Dear friends, First, a welcome to the newcomers to All Things Italy. I’m glad to have you on board for this monthly dose of what’s on my mind and in…
Read MoreSummer Dog Days–Time for Streaming & Reading August 2023 All Things Italy
Dear Friends: Since returning from Italy last month, I’ve hunkered down in Missouri. On a neighborhood walk this week, I saw some local grapes fattening up, which recall the little…
Read MoreWhy Group Travel? July 2023 All Things Italy
Why Group Travel? Reflections on a Recent Pilgrimage Dear Friends: I’ve been composing and recomposing this newsletter in my head for three weeks now. Time to get it out of…
Read MoreAll Things Italy May 2023
End of Year, End of Career? May marks the end of the school year for many of us in the US. It’s full of proms, award ceremonies, banquets, graduations, and…
Read MoreAll Things Italy April 2023 What Palermo Promises
Dear Friends: Last month I promised more insights from my time in Sicily—specifically, Palermo and its surroundings. Then, last week I shared on social media a bit from Edith Wharton’s…
Read MoreAll Things Italy March 2023 Is the Jet Lag Worth It?
Dear Friends (& new subscribers–welcome!): Earlier this month, five days after my return flight from Italy to the US, I was able stay in bed until 7 a.m., rather than…
Read MoreAll Things Italy February 2023
Time Warp and Culture Waves Hello, friends and fellow Italophiles. And welcome, new subscribers! Many of you know that I’m writing this month from Italy, while I am a Visiting Scholar…
Read MoreAll Things Italy January 2023
Something old, something new . . . Dear Friends, “Something old, something new” rings of weddings rather than January resolutions. The more common adage, of course, is “out with the…
Read MoreAll Things Italy December 2022 19th-C. Asks from Italy Pre-date Giving Tuesday
Dear Friends, This issue of All Things Italy pushes into the past as well as across the Atlantic as I consider end-of-year giving and its traditions. I hope you’ll bear…
Read MoreAll Things Italy November 2022 Where is Home?
With the fall of leaves, the slant of the sun, holidays like All Saints Day, and other holidays ahead, many begin to think of lost family and of what it…
Read MoreAll Things Italy October 2022
Dear Friends: First, a hearty hello to new subscribers! I hope you enjoy a few interesting tidbits about Italy, past and present. Second, as promised to those who read last…
Read MoreAll Things Italy September 2022
Dear friends: Last month I promised info about the Bay of Naples and the Sorrento Peninsula in this issue of All Things Italy. But I begin with a confession. I’ve…
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