We arrived in Rome on Sunday and immediately headed south by train to Salerno, a working port city at the bottom of the Amalfi Coast. We had visited over night, in 2010 on our way south to Sicily, to break the trip down the length of the peninsula. This visit gave us another chance to…
Roo and I are off again tomorrow. This time to southern Italy, Berlin and Latvia (with a side trip to Tallinn, Estonia). Ten weeks in all. A highlight will be visiting Roo's family in Latvia for the first time. None of the Bekeris (Beķers) family have returned since his father left during WWII. Thanks to…
Hello everyone. It's winter here in Adelaide and I've been a very busy girl. My blog has been somewhat quiet but that's just because I've been busy setting up a companion blog about my Italian passion, particularly the Abruzzo region. The new blog is called 'With my heart in Abruzzo'. It combines stories from visits…
Tomorrow, the 10th of April will be seven years since we lost our mother Louise and I know we all think of her daily. More often than not I think of her in the kitchen. The place where she prepared so many meals for her six children and anyone we brought home with us. The room with…
Flashback to: Ten Weeks in Italy 2010 In 2010, my older sister and I were fortunate to be able to spend five weeks together, studying, visiting relatives and travelling in Italy. Then my husband joined me for another five weeks in Italy with a few days in Singapore on the way back to Australia. I…
For three years now I have been studying Italian with the same group of people and the same teacher. From time to time different members of the group get together socially. The latest such gathering was at the country house of fellow student Maura and her husband Vic. The property is on the beautiful Fleurieu…
Food inspiration takes many forms: a favourite meal remembered, a key ingredient you've been wanting to try, a special request from a loved one, a new recipe. Well, my beloved husband Roo has been the lucky recipient of a new kitchen tool, a little press for cutting out ravioli. This is his inspiration. I recently…
When in Italy, the conversation always turns to food. Whether on the bus, riding a bike along the lungomare (esplanade), sitting on the train, waiting at the post office, at a coffee bar, with friends and family. It's everywhere. There is talk about foods in season, the price of cheese, the colour of apricots, different…
I have to admit that the idea of going to Abruzzo to learn more about the art and craft of blogging has struck some of my friends and colleagues as an odd thing. To be honest, most of them have never heard of Abruzzo. Unless, of course it's just the humorous mention of it by…
It started with a photo. My grandparent's wedding photo. I always had a sense that we were different. My mother's parents had a funny accent when they spoke English and they talked real loud. My friends couldn't understand our grandfather. I was used to it and explained that my Pop-Pop was Italian and that he…
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