“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent Another Sunday. Another Sunday…… Read more “Paying for your tears”
Tag: #italy
Medusa
“At certain moments I felt that the entire world was turning into stone: a slow petrification, more or less advanced depending on people and places but one…… Read more “Medusa”
The (semi)circle of life
“As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know healthor peace. For as long as men massacre animals,…… Read more “The (semi)circle of life”
The smell of coffee, peaches, meatballs
Growing up in the south of Italy means knowing the sea like your best friend. It is there, listening to your thoughts and comforting you with the…… Read more “The smell of coffee, peaches, meatballs”
Of druids, sins and pasta
“Through singing, opera must make you weep, shudder, die.”- Vincenzo Bellini Today we are in Catania, the second largest city in Sicily after Palermo, famous for her…… Read more “Of druids, sins and pasta”
The heart has its reasons
“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. We feel it in a thousand things. ” I love summer in the UK, it is my favourite week of the year:…… Read more “The heart has its reasons”
Love actually
“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we…… Read more “Love actually”
Rice, meet ragù
Sicily is the Queen of the Mediterranean sea: she is there, in her all glory, kissed by the waves and hugged by the sunshine. She is majestic,…… Read more “Rice, meet ragù”
Love your discard
I have got a confession to make: I am one of those people that made sourdough during the lockdown. Actually, I became obsessed with it, and I…… Read more “Love your discard”
Tiramisu and its dirty secrets
Who knew that the key for paradise were a few ingredients and a brothel? Very random, isn’t it? Savoiardi, mascarpone, eggs, coffee: this is what comes to…… Read more “Tiramisu and its dirty secrets”