Bewitching Glastonbury
The reason Second Daughter and I ended up in Glastonbury is “The Mists of Avalon”… I read Marion Zimmer Bradley’s books years ago and loved them. So much that I bought them since they had been lent to...
View ArticleMythical Stonehenge
This is my last post in the “UK trip with Second Daughter” series. After enjoying a walk by the sea and the beach huts in Bournemouth, celebrating Samhain In The Chalice Gardens and falling in love...
View ArticleAn Italian Wine To Discover: Brunello Di Montalcino
Article first published as An Italian Wine To Discover: Brunello Di Montalcino on Technorati. When asked to name Italian wines, people might come up with the full-bodied Tuscan Chianti, the light and...
View ArticleIn The Kitchen With Gianna
Gianna is not a Michelin Star cook. She is not the proud chef of her own restaurant. Gianna is simply an “ordinary” Italian Mamma, who loves cooking and is extremely good at it. Everybody who has had...
View ArticleGirls – Sisters
This picture was taken a few years ago in Zakynthos. My sister was living in Greece at the time, and we met on the island for a family holiday. It certainly not the most fantastic from a technical...
View ArticleFresh Mozzarella
In the midst of the current food scandals, it is getting more and more difficult to trust what ends up on our plates. Horsemeat used instead of the advertised beef? Fish incorrectly labelled? Eggs...
View ArticleDoor To Door In Tuscany
It is no secret that the world economy is in a rather bad shape. Every day brings new headlines of companies or countries in deep financial trouble and talks of the time frame needed to recover are...
View ArticleQin – The Eternal Emperor And His Terracotta Warriors
Last weekend we visited family and friends in Switzerland. I still read the Swiss newspapers and had therefore discovered that an exhibition about the Chinese emperor Qin and the terracotta statues...
View ArticleSal Salis – A Taste Of Paradise
My one and only experience of Australia goes back to the early 90′s. I spent three weeks on this fascinating continent, visiting Brisbane and its surroundings as well as flying to Townsville. My...
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