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It’s time to start thinking about writing again. I’m back from trips to Colombia and the Alps, and next week I’ll hang a new exhibit of photographs from the first trip. I was greatly assisted by shooter Paul Shoul, who took my collection of more than 1000 photos and culled […]
There’s a bumper sticker that’s trite but true, it’s posted in my title. I am happy to report that the maxim has proved true once again, and a good friend has come to her senses. The election proves how polarized this country is, and as sad as that may be, […]
Back to the action at the cafe, where it never stops. I had to stop by Gillette’s today, to look into a new giant refrigerator for the cafe. And a new slicer too. I have some promising new people who are looking for work, so that’s a good thing. I […]
This was taken at the Refugio at the top of the mountain in the Gran Paradiso National Park. While trips like this are full of fun moments, it quickly becomes clear that it’s time to go home. I look forward to at least a month sticking around before heading out […]
Sitting next to Paola Musolino at Piazza di Po restaurant, she told me more about Eataly, this sensational temple to food and wine that’s put Torino on the culinary map. “They are planning to open in Rockefeller Center in New York,” she told me. Then I asked her about Slow […]
We set off in the bus to another awesome promonotory from which to view the Alps and this beautiful countryside. Winding our way through a mountain village, we took a turn and then began winding up steeper and steeper hills. The bus could barely make it around the hairpins, and […]
Shelley photographs Liz while the cow looks on near Perosa Argentina, Italy.
Spending a day up here, walking through fields of green over cowtrails, and meeting a farmer who makes the famous Plaisentif cheese, (only available after Sept 21, but we got it early), and having lunch in a mountain hut. It was a day of Alpine smells, tastes and views. Then […]
Before we left on the trip, I had heard about Eataly, one of our stops here in Torino. I was not prepared to love it as much as I did, since this place has more foodie cred than anywhere I’ve ever been. It’s a cavernous building, about the size of […]
