Looking for the perfect gift for Mom this Mother’s Day? If she’s tech-savvy, here’s a freebie you don’t want to miss! For 2 days, from midnight May 3 through midnight, Sunday, May 4, the ...
I should be lounging by the pool – a romance novel in one hand and a sangria in the other – whiling away these precious summer days. But I’m not. I’m on my laptop. Everyday. All day. In...
I attended my first Festa Italia in Seattle last weekend and, as I expected, it was soooo much fun. The weather was perfect for most of it. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Seattl...
Italy never disappoints. Not for me, or my husband, or children and their spouses. Everything about it is sensual; the wine, the food, the art, the...
At Babe’s memorial service in Davenport, Iowa, Margie Kager — the eldest child of Violenza’s brother Silverio — gave me a copy of a letter she wrote to the Italian Bertozzis sharing...
She’s gone. Our beloved mother and nona, Babe, passed away two weeks ago, and we’re still in a resigned state of shock. For those of you who knew Babe through “Bi...
Happy Birthday Violenza! We celebrated Babe’s 94th birthday yesterday. Four generations all together in one house! What a wonderful, memorable time we had with her, as she entertained us on ...
You know how much I love Italy – and Italians — and I know I’m not alone! Oregon has a thriving Italian-American community and the Tuscan Association of Oregon has invited me to share ...