Archive for the ‘holidays’ Category
Patron Saint of Singles: San Faustino
Tired of mid-February being just for couples? Singles unite for San Faustino on February 15!
Read on...Happy New Year from Calabria!
1. Fireworks #1, 2. B, 3. u, 4. O, 5. N, 6. 2, 7. zero, 8. zero, 9. 9, 10. a, 11. N, 12. n, 13. O
P and I spent a nice quiet evening at home with the fireplace going and the pooches snoozing, often on my lap. We had a fabulous dinner (as always) and then watched from the balcony as about 10 different fireworks displays erupted down in the coastal villages at midnight.
‘Twas perfect indeed.
How will/did you celebrate?
See you on Monday!
christmas wishes from calabria
Buone feste!
1. Hearting Christmas, 2. Menagerie, 3. Stacks of chocolate chip cookies, 4. Tree topper, 5. Snowman with tree on tree, 6. Cheap but cute glittery star, 7. Candy canes, 8. View of the kitchen, 9. Peanut butter cookies for Santa, 10. Puppy in a stocking, 11. Fancy stocking the second, 12. Baby albero di Natale, 13. Nativity scene.
[Original photo at Old Fashioned Christmas Sugar Cubes.]
Be sure to check out all my Christmas 2008 photos on Flickr!
See you in 2009!
the tradition of little boy & tiger wishes
Grab your favorite warm beverage (I suggest hot chocolate with marshmallows), cuddle up to your favorite snuggler, and enjoy the Bleeding Espresso tradition of Christmas Eve by Bill Watterson:
If you’re having trouble reading the text, go here.
It’s almost time!
What do you have planned for Christmas Eve?
La Buona Cucina Americana: Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of the most traditionally American foods (and one of my personal favorites) to have around the holidays are Chocolate Chip Cookies — ricetta anche in italiano!
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Michelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived.
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