Engaging Italy

Summer 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...

All Things Italy March 2023 Is the Jet Lag Worth It?
Sunrise over the sea at Siracusa, Sicily, March 1. Rising at this hour, around 7, and to this beauty, is more feasible for me than...

All Things Italy February 2023
Time Warp and Culture Waves Not far from Rome's colosseum, a skateboard park constructed for a 2022 competition bustles with activity on a winter Sunday...

All Things Italy January 2023
Something old, something new . . . The Rotunda under winter morning fog, University of Virginia Dear Friends, “Something old, something new” rings of weddings...